Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process on Data Warehouse System Selection Decisions for Small and Large Enterprises in Taiwan
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The study investigates the practice of data warehouse system selection decisions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large enterprises (LEs) in Taiwan. The increasing number of companies looking for data warehousing solutions to gain a significant business advantage has created a need for systematic method for choosing appropriate data warehouse system. The aim of this study is to determine the significant factors that influenced data warehouse system selection of LEs and SMEs. In this paper, both technical and managerial factors are considered to structure an evaluation hierarchy based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The AHP is used to examine the relative importance of data warehouse system selection criteria and subcriteria. The results indicate that SMEs selecting data warehouse systems mainly concentrate on cost and vendor criteria, and LEs focus on technical criteria.
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