Title :
Understanding the ERP Investment Decision
Author_Institution :
Wollongong Univ., NSW
Abstract :
This paper investigates the multi-million dollar decisions that organizations undertake when they decide to invest in ERP systems. The focus is on the recent decision made by a large manufacturing organization in Australia, to invest in ERP. Many issues surrounding ERP as a source of competitive advantage are brought to light and approaches to solving the complex investment problems are posed
Keywords :
decision making; enterprise resource planning; investment; organisational aspects; Australia; ERP investment decision; competitive advantage; complex investment problems; manufacturing organization; multi-million dollar decisions; Australia; Best practices; Business process re-engineering; Costs; Enterprise resource planning; Investments; Manufacturing; OFDM modulation; Packaging; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Innovation and Technology, 2006 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore, China
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0147-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0148-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICMIT.2006.262269
