%0 Journal Article %T Uso da tecnologia da informa£¿£¿o na gest£¿o da cadeia de suprimentos em S£¿o Lu¨ªs do Maranh£¿o e oportunidades para o desenvolvimento de fornecedores locais %A Morais %A K¨¢ty Maria Nogueira %A Tavares %A Elaine %J Intera£¿£¿es (Campo Grande) %D 2011 %I Universidade Cat¨®lica Dom Bosco %R 10.1590/S1518-70122011000200005 %X the research described in this article aims to examine how information technology (it) has been applied in supply chain management (scm) in the city of s£¿o lu¨ªs do maranh£¿o. results indicate which technologies are most used and which are not widely applied, as well as benefits and barriers to this adoption. it reveals a scenario of opportunities for the effective use of it, which could contribute to local development, through the changing reality of its suppliers. %K information technology %K supply chain management %K maranh£¿o. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1518-70122011000200005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en