Factors influencing ERP outcomes in SMEs: A post-introduction assessment

Journal of Enterprise Information Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 81-98

  Federici, Tommaso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Manufacturing resource planning; Project management; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249099315     PISSN: 17410398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410390910922840     Document Type: Article

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