IT-adaptation challenges in the process industry: An exploratory case study

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1276-1289

  Rönnbäck, Lars ^a   Holmström, Jonny ^a   Hanseth, Ole ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Integration; Paper industry; Sweden

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INFRASTRUCTURE INTEGRATION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

DATA PROCESSING; PAPER INDUSTRY; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

EID: 35748939075     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570710833965     Document Type: Article

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