A Study on Selections of Strategic Type of Business in Air-logistics Industry Clusters

The main object of this research is to select strategic type of business to build an air-logistics cluster by analyzing the effects and mutual relationship among logistics and its related industries in Incheon. First of all, the scope of airport-logistics and its related industries are classified based on previous studies. A theoretical base is then established to build the logistics clusters for the airport-logistics related industries by classifying into the dependent industry and the relevant industry. Secondly, we suggest the categories of business for the cluster in Incheon: Rail-transportation support service, transportation support service, truck terminal operation service, packing service, the aircraft and its part manufacturing industries and structural steel manufacturing industry. This study is founded its contributions from the suggestion of 1) the logistics-related industry classified into dependent and relevant industry to build theoretical foundation for forming the air-logistics industry cluster and 2) particular selection framework for building air-logistics industry cluster in Incheon.