...Matthias Thürer; Moacir Godinho Filho; Mark Stevenson; Lawrence D. Fredendall Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the state of small manufacturing companies in Brazil. The paper seeks to identify their competitive priorities based on their recent developments and their anticipated...

... and communication technologies Implementation process Logistics service providers Brazil Outsourcing Supply chain management Communication technologies © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Implementation of ICT is the second process in a technology adoption project; the first process...

.... The last section presents the final conclusions, research limitations and suggestions for future studies. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Distribution management Information systems Manufacturing systems Brazil The adoption of logistics information systems (LIS) is regarded...

... industry Brazil Relationships between automakers and their suppliers have been changing since the 1980s, in large part due to the dissemination of Japanese industrial practices in the western hemisphere (Alves Filho et al., 2004). Within the context of this new relationship pattern...

... companies in Brazil. Findings Many companies have been developing RFID initiatives in order to identify potential applications and map benefits associated with their implementation. The survey highlights the importance business drivers in the RFID implementation stage, and that companies implement RFID...

... Brazil Supplier evaluation Selection Environmental management Supply chain management Dickson (1966) was one of the first authors to deal with supplier selection criteria and is a reference on the subject until today. He carried out a survey with American and Canadian companies...

... in achieving a quality sample frame and response rates. This paper explores the development of an e‐survey tool for assessing information needs of growth enterprises in Brazil. A key learning from the use of the survey is the use of control methods for both improving the response rate, and, as a consequence...

... of use had significant direct effects on perceived usefulness. In addition, managers reported less anxiety in using computers when they perceived them to be easy to use. 23 percent multinational; 58 percent privately owned Brazilian; and 19 percent government owned. Brazil Human...