| dc.description.abstract | The formation of Arranjos Produtivos Locais (APLs) is widespread in the literature as a potential competitive advantage of small and medium enterprises in the face of large corporations. Among the gains have been cited economies of scale, exchange of information, innovation and cooperation. In this context, the survey covers companies of the APL jewelery plated Guaporé (RS) in order to identify potential gains from the participation costs. The field study used as an instrument of data collection semi-structured interview, based on seven categories discussed in the literature: competitiveness, society, information exchange, human resources, coopetition, innovation and economies of scale. The eight interviews contemplated business arrangement supported by SEBRAE (RS), the municipal government and the very SEBRAE (RS). Data analysis enabled the identification of costs driven by gains in participation in the arrangement. In three of them was the measurement of earnings. The origin of the gains were by participation in trade fairs, which could have occurred without necessarily participating in an arrangement. The gains in economies of scale have not yet been realized, nor the presence of SEBRAE has been able to mobilize members of the arrangement for gains in joint purchasing. This would bring the APL for the first phase of evolution, according to the classification of Machado (2003). Allied to this, compounded by the lack of interest from companies and little importance given by the municipal government. It is noted that the pole jewelry industry Guaporé (RS) are not a cluster in the definition given by Porter (1998). | pt_BR |
