Risk management of ERP projects in manufacturing SMEs

Information Resources Management Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 60-75

  Iskanius, Päivi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Characteristics analysis method; Enterprise resource planning (ERP); ERP project; Risk analysis method; Risk management; Small and medium size enterprise (SME)

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTICS ANALYSIS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCES; ERP PROJECT; RISK ANALYSIS METHOD; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZE ENTERPRISE;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RADAR ABSORBING MATERIALS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 77956288961     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: 15337979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2010070105     Document Type: Conference Paper

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