The impact of strategy and integration mechanisms on enterprise system value: Empirical evidence from manufacturing firms

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 315-338

  Somers, Toni M ^a   Nelson, Klara G ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

Author keywords

ERP planning; Manufacturing; Organization theory; Package software implementation; Project management and scheduling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MANUFACTURING FIRMS;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 0037448862     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00552-0     Document Type: Article

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