Investigating factors affecting ERP selection in made-to-order SME sector

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 430-446

  Jain, Vipul ^a   Benyoucef, Lyes ^a   Bennett, David ^a   Deep, Aman ^b   Dani, Samir ^b   Burns, Neil ^b   Guttridge, Peter ^c  

^a Loughborough University ^*

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Guttridge Services Pvt Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bespoke production; Manufacturing resource planning; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BESPOKE PRODUCTION; MANUFACTURING RESOURCE PLANNING; SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 43049104581     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380810869905     Document Type: Article

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