@article{MAKHILLIBM201610325934, title = {A Direct Costing System for the Street Food Segment}, journal = {International Business Management}, volume = {10}, number = {3}, pages = {218-227}, year = {2016}, issn = {1993-5250}, doi = {ibm.2016.218.227}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1993-5250&doi=ibm.2016.218.227}, author = {Gessuir,Joao Guilherme DE Camargo Ferraz,Timoteo Ramos,Julian Roberto and}, keywords = {Street food,direct costing,competitiveness,costing system,entrepreneurs}, abstract = {Current research develops a system of direct costing for the street food segment, especially for street food vendors by identifying costs for a better management of working capital and competitiveness in business. Current exploratory and descriptive research identifies the main factors used in street food and proposes a simplified model for costs from the entrepreneurs’ point of view. Methodology comprised two procedures. The first procedure involved five entrepreneurs to fill the worksheet by a transversal collection; the second procedure comprised an entrepreneur from Tupa SP Brazil who longitudinally filled the cost sheet for 4 weeks.} }