The process systems engineering (PSE) as well as the operations research and management science (ORMS) literature has hitherto focused on disparate processes and functions within the enterprise. These themes have included upstream R&D pipeline management, planning and scheduling in batch and continuous manufacturing systems and more recently supply chain optimization under uncertainty. In reali...

This paper explains a planned study of variables and their relationships in the adoption and acceptance of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. This potential research would then investigate the role of culture, resistance, involvement, satisfaction, software quality and acceptance of ERP, where user perception is the means to gain in-depth understanding of the role of these variables. T...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system outcomes in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Most of the former research on ERP outcomes is based on data from large enterprises, and this study examines how the SME context affects the ERP system outcomes and the related evaluation practices. The paper reports findings from a multiple...

In this research study, a model is developed to assess the task-technology fit of ERP enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and the performance of individual decision makers. The ERP task-technology factors and decision quality measures were identified from a synthesis of literature and adapted for the purposes of this study. Data were collected from the ERP system users in a firm that had...

The business value of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and in general large software implementations has been extensively debated in both popular press and academic literature for over three decades. Despite the positive motives for adoption, various organizations have reported negative impacts from these large investments. This ‘disconnect’ between large IS investments and firms’ org...