Title :
Defining computerized business system requirements for small-to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Author :
Zalud, M. ; Steeple, D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Coventry Univ., UK
Abstract :
Small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contemplating the purchase and implementation of computerized manufacturing and business control systems are faced with a wide and complex variety of vendor offerings. This paper presents a framework by which these companies can define their requirements and evaluate the vendor offerings effectively, thereby enabling a structured and robust selection decision
Keywords :
business data processing; management of change; business control systems; change management; computerized business system requirements definition; computerized manufacturing systems; requirements definition framework; small-to-medium-sized enterprises; structured robust selection decision; vendor offerings evaluation; Best practices; Companies; Computer aided manufacturing; Contracts; Control systems; Costs; Hardware; Marketing and sales; Robustness; Samarium;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.808490
