GANHOS COMPETITIVOS EM UMA REDE DE COOPERAÇÃO EMPRESARIAL NO SETOR DE CONFECÇÕES DE TAQUARAL-GOIÁS.

Abstract

The cooperation between companies can be stimulated by the need to add value to the products, develop new features to this ones and improve the process of production with the achievement of scale and the cost reduction. So, it is possible to conquer new markets and enlarge the negotiation capacity with new suppliers, such as price and products, specifically. This work had the main goal to research the results obtained with the formation and maintenance of the União do Confeccionistas de Taquaral and region (ÚNICA), thru cooperation strategies in network. The importance of this project is the opportunity to describe a practice of business collaboration networks (RCE) in the state of Goiás, mapping the history of the association, since its conception until the current days. The used methodology was the study of a unique case, using exploring technique, with a phase of qualitative research and another quantitative. The results of this research found out that ÚNICA had the following wins working in cooperation: wins in collectives solutions; in actions of innovation developed with the companies together; in learning of the companies; in the enlargement of commercial relations; improving the negotiation conditions; innovation of the market; hiring infrastructure and specialized services; improving the installations; credibility; enlarging the confidence of the entrepreneurs and the quality of life os the entrepreneurs.