Performance effects of using an ERP system for manufacturing planning and control under dynamic market requirements

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages 147-164

  Tenhiälä, Antti ^a   Helkiö, Pekka ^b  

^a IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Dynamic capabilities; Materials management; Production scheduling; Shop floor control; Strong inference

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMMERCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCTION CONTROL; REENGINEERING; SCHEDULING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION SCHEDULING; SHOP FLOOR CONTROL; STRONG INFERENCE;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING;

EID: 84929521877     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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