A methodology for developing integrated information systems based on ERP packages

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 430-446

  Stirling, Mark ^a   Petty, David ^b   Travis, Leigh ^c  

^a Minerva Industrial Systems plc   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information systems; Manufacturing; Methodology; Resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986106879     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637150210449111     Document Type: Article

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