Title :
Retail automation technology and its impacts on the retail production chain
Author :
Rabechini, Roque, Jr. ; Machado, Solange Aparecida ; Mariotto, Fabio L.
Author_Institution :
Res. Eng., Inst. de Pesquisas Tecnologicas do Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Competition in the Brazilian retail automation marketplace is taking place much more intensely in the 1990s. This paper examines the possible impacts of the use of modern information technology by Brazilian retail businesses. The methodology consists of Brazilian retail automation ware supplier case studies
Keywords :
retail data processing; Brazil; automation technology; case studies; information technology; retail businesses; retail production chain; Appropriate technology; Automation; Business; Companies; Europe; Information analysis; Information systems; Information technology; Joining processes; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.808380
