Title: Supply Chain Management practices in the electro-electronics sector in Brazil: evolutionary approach, information technology adoption and management actions

Authors: Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour; Alceu Gomes Alves Filho; Adriana Backx Noronha Viana; Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour

Addresses: Sao Paulo State University – School of Engineering at Bauru (UNESP-FEB/DEP), UNESP-FEB – Departamento de Engenharia de Produção. Avenida Eng. Carrijo Coube, S/N, Bauru, SP-CEP 17033360, Brazil ' Federal University of Sao Carlos – Production Engineering Department (UFSCar-DEP), UFSCar – Campus São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís, (SP-310), KM 235, São Carlos – São Paulo – CEP 13565-905, Brazil ' University of Sao Paulo Business School (USP-FEA), FEA-RP/USP, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, CEP 14040-905, Brazil ' Sao Paulo State University – School of Engineering at Bauru (UNESP-FEB/DEP), UNESP-FEB – Departamento de Engenharia de Produção. Avenida Eng. Carrijo Coube, S/N, Bauru, SP-CEP 17033360, Brazil

Abstract: This paper examines the current level of adoption of Supply Chain Management (SCM) practices in the electro-electronic sector in Brazil and aims to identify the management and Information Technology (IT) actions that have been implemented to support the adoption of those practices. An e-mail survey was conducted. Descriptive statistics techniques were employed for data analysis. This study makes contributions to the electro-electronics sector and to the topics related to SCM, such as identification and level of adoption of SCM practices. Another contribution of this research is the investigation of whether approaches such as Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP), Workshop with Customers, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Workshop with Suppliers and electronic Kanban are commonly used to support SCM practices. So far, this is the first research on SCM practices in the electro-electronics sector in Brazil. [Received 22 December 2010; Revised 28 April 2011; Accepted 2 May 2011]

Keywords: supply chain management; SCM practices; information technology; IT adoption; electro-electronics sector; Brazil; management actions; enterprise resources planning; ERP; electronic data interchange; EDI; workshops; electronic kanban; e-kanban.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMR.2012.046799

International Journal of Manufacturing Research, 2012 Vol.7 No.2, pp.123 - 147

Published online: 22 Nov 2014 *

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