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The Evaluation of Information Technology: a Case Study in Brazilian Slaughter Houses

Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management

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Title The Evaluation of Information Technology: a Case Study in Brazilian Slaughter Houses
 
Creator Cabral Ribeiro, Priscila Cristina; São Carlos Federal University
Scavarda, Annibal José; Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University
Batalha, Mário Otávio; São Carlos Federal University
 
Subject Evaluation, information technology, RFID, slaughterhouses.
 
Description This paper aims to show the evaluation of information technologies (ITs) that has been used to trace products in Brazilian cattle chain. The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an identification technology that traces products from their origin to their destination. This work includes literature review on evaluation models in technology, information technology, information systems, and RFID. The field research described in this paper was carried out at four Brazilian slaughterhouses. Some methods used were qualitative approach, case study, and interviews to show results. Although RFID has some advantages in traceability systems, it has been used by these companies in other activities such as warehousing and stocking. Because of this, in the Brazilian cattle chain barcode has been used to trace products.
 
Publisher FGV EAESP
 
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Date 2008-12-29
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/joscm/article/view/12501
10.12660/joscmv1n2p65-76
 
Source Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management; Vol 1, No 2 (2008): July - December; 65-76
Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management; Vol 1, No 2 (2008): July - December; 65-76
1984-3046
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/joscm/article/view/12501/11344