FACTOR OF INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER SUSTAINABILITY (CASE STUDY: SENTRA BATIK TRUSMI, KABUPATEN CIREBON)

• Main Author: Azahra Ramadhani, Intan
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/65457
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is one of important components in urban economics development. SMEs closely related to cluster phenomenon which is a group of enterprises in a certain geographical which interconnected with specific sector that complement each other. The evolution of industrial clusters has implications for its life cycles. Each cluster has different condition caused by charact eristic differences in its life cycles, divided into a number of phase. Each phase has characteristic, demands, and challenges. The phase is formed by determinants of sustainability factor that could be viewed from economic dimension, socio -culture dimension and institutional dimension. Business sustainability in cluster can contribute to urban economics development and public welfare. The objective of this research is to identify determinants of sustainability factor of industry. Case -study approach to Sentra Batik Trusmi, Kabupaten Cirebon was conducted to answer the objective of this research. Data collection is conducted by interviews and literature study. Data analysis is done by qualitative analysis method. The result showed Sentra Batik Trusmi has been undergo fluctuation in its life cycle from emergence to decline II. Despite decreasing, Sentra Batik Trusmi could sustain, because it is part of its life cycles. Sentra Batik Trusmi could sustain as long as it pay attention to determinants of sustainability factor. Those factor can be viewed fr om the economic dimension consist of economic stability and business competition that can develop Sentra Batik Trusmi and reach stable condition. It supported by socio-culture dimension with the ability to innovate and well-maintained regeneration, also institutional dimension through involvement of government and other institution. Sentra Batik Trusmi tend to has sustainability cluster despite fluctuation in its life-cycles.