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In a highly competitive global economy the development of
sustainable, innovative responses from Industry is now vital.
Many industries globally need to respond rather than react to
current economic climate through sustainable (economically and
environmentally) development. The steel industry is a critical
player in the urban landscape. Like many industries, small,
medium enterprises (SMEs) are vital players within the steel
industry supply chain. The Australian SME steel housing sector
(based in rural and regional areas) are still developing systemic
capabilities with the aim of realizing its full potential. The
question of an effective sustainable industry is much larger than
any one player.
This paper aims to present a proposed methodological approach
for sustainable cluster development based on previous industry
wide investigations. Through the lens of scalability of a socio
complex adaptive system, SME development becomes arguably
the most significant player with regards to industry cluster
development. By starting with SME development it’s possible to
build an understanding of a simultaneous two layered approach,
“bottom up – top down” whilst including a very diversified
group.
