O papel do preço e do custo

Ontem, o andamento da escrita fez-me recordar as palavras de Hill, procurei e encontrei:
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"Since price has been an omnipresent factor in most markets, companies are reticent to consider that it may not be a relevant order-winer. This misunderstanding often stems from the fact that price comparisons with alternatives will tipically form part of a customer's evaluation of a product. However, for price to be an order winner, margins must be low. Only in such situations will low-cost manufacturing be a priority. Where margins are high, price is not an order-winner. In these types of market, customers will compare one price to another, not to seek the lowest price but to check that the quoted price is within an acceptable range. Therefore, companies need to recognize the key difference between being price competitive (a qualifier) and competing on price (an order-winner)."
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"qualifiers get a company into and maintain it within a market. As such, they do not win orders but are essential prerequisites for a company to be considered as a potential supplier."
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Trechos retirados de "Manufacturing Strategy - Text and Cases" de Terry Hill.
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As empresas que interessa atrair a Portugal não são as que competem com o preço mais baixo (preço como order-winner), podem ter o atractivo de precisarem de mais trabalhadores, mas serão sempre mal pagos e ao minímo sinal tenderão a deslocar-se para outro país (Público de hoje: "Yazaki confirma despedimento de 312 trabalhadores em Setembro" artigo assinado por Sara Dias Oliveira). Devemos procurar atrair empresas que encarem o preço como um qualifier, só essas trabalham com margens interessantes. Só margens interessantes, reflexo de mais valor acrescentado, permitirão mudar o gráfico de Frasquilho e aproveitar o gráfico de Rosiello.