Developing a practical framework for assessing ERP post-implementation success using fuzzy analytic network process

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1236-1257

  Moalagh, Morteza ^a   Ravasan, Ahad Zar ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ALLAMEH TABATABA'I UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analytic network process (ANP); Enterprise resource planning (ERP); ERP post implementation success; Fuzzy methods

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS; BROKEN DOWN; CURRENT MODELS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS; ERP SYSTEM; FUZZY ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS; FUZZY METHODS; INTERNATIONAL COMPANY; POST-IMPLEMENTATION;

DECISION THEORY; FUZZY LOGIC; INDUSTRY;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 84871324470     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2012.698318     Document Type: Article

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