An approach to identify issues affecting ERP implementation in indian SMEs

Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 133-154

  Basu, Rana ^a   Upadhyay, Parijat ^b   Das, Manik C ^c   Dan, Pranab K ^a  

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

^b Globsyn Business School   (India)

^c MCKV INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

ERP; India; Pareto analysis; Small and medium scale enterprise; Topsis

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ISSUES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; ERP IMPLEMENTATION; IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INDIA; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PARETO ANALYSIS; RESEARCH LIMITATIONS; SMALL SCALE; TECHNIQUE FOR ORDER PREFERENCE BY SIMILARITY TO IDEAL SOLUTIONS; TOPSIS; TOPSIS METHOD;

INDUSTRY; PARETO PRINCIPLE;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 84863467026     PISSN: 20138423     EISSN: 20130953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3926/jiem.416     Document Type: Review

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