ERP evaluation during the shakedown phase: Lessons from an after-sales division

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-100

  Häkkinen, Lotta ^a   Hilmola, Olli Pekka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Case study; ERP systems; IS evaluation; Shakedown phase

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749086864     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: 13652575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.2007.00261.x     Document Type: Article

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