Internet’s role in the integration of supply chains of manufacturing organizations in Brazil

Resumo

This paper presents the results of a study about the impact of the Internet and other information technologies on supply chain management, as perceived by managers in the field. Two almost identical surveys were applied to 105 Brazilian manufacturing companies, three years apart from one another, aiming to depict changes on managers' perceptions over time. Answers to the questions were organized and presented in bar graphs segmented based on the year and the companies' size. Several analyses were then possible, which helped to understand how the scenario evolved over time and to depict trends for the future.Answers to the questions were organized and presented in bar graphs segmented by year and company size. Several analyses were possible, which enlightened us as to how the scenario evolved from 2003/2004 to 2006/2007 and provided data with which to project trends for the future

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2009

Instituição

FGV EAESP

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso aberto

DOI

10.12660/joscmv2n2p9-19

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/26937

Temas

TransportesDesenvolvimento EconômicoTecnologia

Palavras-chave

InternetInformation technologySupply chain managementIntegrationManufacturingAdministração de empresasTecnologia da informaçãoAdministração de materialLogística empresarialIndústria manufatureira