ERP architectural/operational alignment for order-processing performance

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 99-117

  Bendoly, Elliot ^a   Jacobs, F Robert ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business process re engineering; Order processing; Strategic alignment; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 1442327337     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570410511013     Document Type: Article

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