RFID in the international cattle supply chain: Context, consumer privacy and legislation

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-164

  Ribeiro, Priscilla Cristina Cabral ^a   Scavarda, Annibal José ^b,c   Batalha, Mário Otávio ^d  

^a Apto 11 A ^*  (Brazil)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cattle supply chain; Consumer privacy.; Context; Legislation; Operations; Radio Frequency Identification; RFID

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957676098     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2010.030633     Document Type: Article

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