Mobiliário brasileiro de exportação: um estudo da competitividade da indústria com foco em São Bento do Sul, SC / Brazilian furniture for export: a study of the industry s competitiveness with focus on São Bento do Sul, SC

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2008

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With the economic stabilization following the Real Plan in 1994, the focus of the economic agenda shifted from the obsessive fight to control inflation and payment surpluses to new challenges such as sustainable growth, development microeconomics and competitiveness. In this sense, studies of the manufacturing segment in Brazil continue to be relevant as it is this segment that carries the largest potential to induce economic growth in the country. São Bento do Sul, located in the northern plains of Santa Catarina State, the focus of this study, holds a relevant position in the furniture manufacturing industry in Brazil, accounting for close to half of Brazilian furniture exports. In order to fully understand the dynamics of the productive equation it is imperative that we make use of a methodology that applies to industrial sectors. The theory of Competitive Advantage by Michael Porter, which establishes the concept that companies, not nations, are the ones that compete in international trade, and that the basic unit to understand competition is the industry, offers the elements that determined the competitive advantages of São Bento do Sul. The analysis revealed that the industry had one powerful force buyers expressed today at the local level by the exporting agencies. In view of this unbalance in favor of the buyers, the search for the competitive advantage will focus on lower cost and not differentiation. A critical aspect is the revelation that the structure of the industry is not set in stone. Companies may influence in their favor through their strategies and positioning. Such actions could maximize the potential future involvement of the design industry, avoiding the mistaken view of its autonomous insertion, ignoring the fact that design will always be subjected to an economic analysis.

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desenho industrial competitive advantage são bento do sul são bento do sul vantagem competitiva furniture industry design design indústria moveleira

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