Abstract
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.
Highlights
The Brazilian meat complex has been standing out in the market segmentation and differentiation since it has the most modern dynamics of technology and knowledge generation (MDIC, 2008)
This paper aims to show the evaluation of information technologies (ITs) that has been used to trace products in Brazilian cattle chain
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has some advantages in traceability systems, it has been used by these companies in other activities such as warehousing and stocking
Summary
The Brazilian meat complex has been standing out in the market segmentation and differentiation since it has the most modern dynamics of technology and knowledge generation (MDIC, 2008). The beef cattle chain has been updated and professionalized favoring the legalization of this activity and the adoption of new technologies, such as traceability. In order to encourage the growth of exports, the country must have reliable traceability technologies, as demanded from some of the major meat importers, such as the European Union, that buy from Brazil (Sabadin, 2006). According to Pineda (2008), eighteen Brazilian port – the five largest exporters control 65% of the market, and one of them is responsible for 40% of the total. C. and Batalha, Mário O.: The Evaluation of Information Technology: A Case Study in Brazilian Slaughter Houses
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