Factors influencing ERP implementation in Indian manufacturing organisations: A study of micro, small and medium-scale enterprises

Journal of Enterprise Information Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 130-145

  Upadhyay, Parijat ^a   Jahanyan, Saeed ^b   Dan, Pranab K ^c  

^a Marketing and Strategy Area   (India)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551656958     PISSN: 17410398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410391111106275     Document Type: Article

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