Investment justification of information technology in manufacturing

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 90-101

  Irani, Z ^a   Ezingeard, J N ^a   Grieve, R J ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

APPRAISAL METHODS; INVESTMENT JUSTIFICATIONS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0032659654     PISSN: 09528091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijcat.1999.000193     Document Type: Article

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