1. Serbian Furniture Cluster

2. Profile of the cluster SFC consists of a group of 17 companies located in two regions: CENTRAL SERBIA – headquarter in Kraljevo SOUTHERN SERBIA – headquarter in Vranje Except companies there are also 4 BSOs: RDA Kraljevo; REA Kragujevac; LED Leskovac and VEEDA Vranje; 2 Professional High Schools – Vranje and Kraljevo Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture in Nis and a Group of Design Studios

3. Central group of companies: Kraljevo 2 companies Kragujevac 4 companies Pozega 1 Cicevac 1 Cacak 1 Southern group of companies: Vranje 4 companies Leskovac 3 companies Vladicin Han 1 company Geographical aspect

4. Companies profile Number of employees More than 100 – 4 companies From 50 to 100 – 2 companies From 10 to 50 – 11 companies Market orientation Exporters – 3 companies Export & domestic – 3 companies Local and partly export (ex YU) – 7 companies Only domestic - 4 companies

5. ICT aspect Medium enterprises (above 50 ) already use appropriate software in production process, as well as in external communication with their clients, suppliers and partners Small enterprises ( 10 to 50) have got quite simple production process and haven’t got clear understanding of the benefits of ICT solutions. General conclusion: Application of ICT solutions is determined by a level of company’s development Most of the companies (80%) have got well developed web presentation

6. Possible field of cooperation with ICT cluster Cooperation is possible on the inter clusters level and it could be realized in the following fields: Developing of SFC web presentation and other ICT tools which can provide quality communication with clients and buyers Development of appropriate software solution for internal cluster communication Joint project applications which can increase the level of competitiveness of SFC members like: specialized software for optimization of furniture production; resource and stock management; costs efficiency, etc