Analysis of the replacement of a proprietor software by a free software from the perspective of total cost ownership: a case study of the automotive parts sector

Authors

  • Carlos Denner dos Santos Júnior UFMG - Belo Horizonte - MG
  • Márcio Augusto Gonçalves UFMG - Belo Horizonte - MG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/%25x

Abstract

The present paper is about a case study on automobile pieces which aimed at comparing the total cost ownership (TCO), obtained through questionnaires and accounting documents, of two softwares, one with an owner and the other free, in order to detect the least expensive of the two. The organization was divided into two groups, the sector of technicians (TI) and all the other sectors (final users). To the comparative analysis were added the views of TI technicians and of the executives responsible for the migration of softwares, through interviews. Concerning the TI sector, financial amounts were obtained which allowed the comparison without statistics techniques, since there was a census. In all the other sectors, non-parameter statistics techniques were applied. As a main result, it was possible to notice the cost reduction with the free software.

Author Biographies

Carlos Denner dos Santos Júnior, UFMG - Belo Horizonte - MG

Concluiu a graduação em Administração pela UNIMONTES, mestrado em Administração pela UFMG (2003).

Mais informações: Currículo Lattes - CNPq.

Márcio Augusto Gonçalves, UFMG - Belo Horizonte - MG

Graduação em Engenharia Civil pela EEK/MG (1982), especialista em Análise de Sistemas (1986), mestrado em Administração pela UFMG (1993) e é Ph.D. em Administração - Aston University (2002). Atualmente é professor Adjunto da UFMG.

Mais informações: Currículo Lattes - CNPq.

Published

2008-03-31

How to Cite

Santos Júnior, C. D. dos, & Gonçalves, M. A. (2008). Analysis of the replacement of a proprietor software by a free software from the perspective of total cost ownership: a case study of the automotive parts sector. Revista Contemporânea De Contabilidade, 3(6), 39–60. https://doi.org/10.5007/%x

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