SME ERP system sourcing strategies: A case study

Industrial Management & Data Systems

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 421-436

  Sledgianowski, Deb ^a   Tafti, Mohammed H A ^a   Kierstead, Jim ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kanebridge Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Manufacturing resource planning; Outsourcing; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OUTSOURCING;

MANUFACTURING RESOURCE PLANNING; SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 42549112953     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570810868317     Document Type: Article

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