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RIOSVELASCO-MONROY, G.E.; FLORES-AMADOR, J.  y  PEREZ-OLGUIN, I.J.C.. Knowledge transfer through a Horizontal Collaboration in Cluster MACH. RIIIT. Rev. int. investig. innov. tecnol. [online]. 2019, vol.7, n.41, pp.1-22.  Epub 05-Feb-2021. ISSN 2007-9753.

Small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) represent an important role in the supply chain worldwide. Even though, they have infrastructure differences against multinationals, SMEs have on their side the flexibility advantage in developing new strategies, projects, and more. Specifically, projects in horizontal collaboration within competitors. Benefits on horizontal collaboration highlighted in a literature review as a decrease in operation costs, collaborative inventory, knowledge transfer, innovation and new product development. For SMEs to obtain these benefits and work within a trust environment, align on contracts, agreements and management has to be stablish. The objective of this paper is to understand from a knowledge management perspective, which horizontal collaboration dimensions are of high importance for SMEs working inside a cluster. A questionnaire is design and applied to the SMEs partners in the Cluster MACH, located in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. The data obtained is analyze through a Miltenburg matrix adaptation to identify the horizontal collaboration elements of high importance for the SMEs. The originality of this article lies in the adaptation of the Miltenburg matrix to stablish strategies for a horizontal collaboration between competitive SMEs. Creating an opportunity to implement this tool in future investigation in the collaborative supply chain area. Developing as a result, a series of propose actions listed for the cluster to develop a horizontal collaboration strategy within the SMEs.

Palabras llave : horizontal collaboration; innovation; knowledge management; manufacturing SMEs; Miltenburg matrix.

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