Strategic success factors in enterprise resource-planning design and implementation: A case-study approach

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 43, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 3745-3771

  Dowlatshahi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applications and features of ERP; Case studies; Enterprise resource planning (ERP); ERP training; Time and cost of ERP implementation

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; PLANNING; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ERP EMPLOYEE TRAINING; INTERVIEW PROTOCOLS;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 27944463578     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540500140864     Document Type: Article

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