Um mundo de oportunidades

Este blogue procura trazer exemplos de que aposta no valor acrescentado, de quem foge do negócio do preço mais baixo, ainda que essa seja uma proposta de valor legítima.
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"Pomarfin, a smallish family-owned shoe maker based in Pomarkku, Finland. Even though the company manufactured its shoes in nearby Estonia, where costs are lower, Pomarfin found itself competing with Asian companies with a manufacturing cost base around one-fifth that of Estonia. Squeezed for profits, Pomarfin had a decision to make: it could outsource the manufacturing of its shoes to Asia and simply become a brand, or it could find a new way to differentiate the business while keeping its production in Europe."
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"Not wanting to walk away from its manufacturing roots, Pomarfin decided to compete in the emerging world of mass customization by making made-to-measure shoes for well-off men who hate shopping for shoes and want a perfect fit. Pomarfin envisioned installing a foot scanner in retail stores that sold its shoes. Clerks would scan the customer’s foot, and the image would be uploaded to a server in Pomarfin’s manufacturing plant, which would create and ship the customer a pair of shoes for his unique feet."
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A história completa pode ser encontrada aqui: "Finnish shoe firm pays lifetime royalties"
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Apostar no valor acrescentado, apostar na flexibilidade, apostar na personalização, apostar no nicho... conjugar produção industrial com internet, com novos modelos de comercialização... e não é preciso ser grande ou ser multinacional, basta estar atento e encontrar um nicho adequado.