Enterprise resource planning solution selection criteria in medium-sized South African companies

South African Journal of Industrial Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-30

  Malie, M ^a   Duffy, N ^a   Van Rensburg, A C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP); ERP SELECTION; LITERATURE REVIEWS; SOLUTION SELECTION;

MANUFACTURE; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; SURVEYS;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 77749272338     PISSN: 1012277X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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