ERP implementation at SMEs: Analysis of five Canadian cases

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-29

  Snider, Brent ^a   DA Silveira, Giovani J C ^a   Balakrishnan, Jaydeep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Critical success factors; Manufacturing resource planning; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 66249122800     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570910925343     Document Type: Article

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