Implementation strategies for SAP R/3 in a multinational organization: Lessons from a real-world case study

Implementation Strategies for SAP R/3 in a Multinational Organization: Lessons from a Real-World Case Study

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-345

  Sankar, Chetan S ^a   Rau, Karl Heinz ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PFORZHEIM UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84898168842     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-776-8     Document Type: Book

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