Use of information technologies by small footwear enterprises in Guadalajara, Jalisco

Abstract

The aim of this work is to find out how information technologies have been introduced and are being used in a representative sample of small and medium sized companies in the footwear industry, located in the city of Guadalajara. The methodology used was that of a survey and some of the principle findings are that investment in acquiring information technologies is just beginning, that there is an under- use of software, and that the most used programs are for accounting and stock control.