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Towards a Decision-Making Framework for Successful ERP Project Implementation: A Qualitative Study

Production Engineering Archives
Volume 31 (2025): Issue 1 (March 2025)
By: Hanane L ‘yarfiORCID,  Noureddine MotakiORCID,  Mostafa DerrhiORCID and  Imane LahlouORCID  
Open Access
|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2025.31.9 | Journal eISSN: 2353-7779 | Journal ISSN: 2353-5156
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Language: English
Page range: 91 - 105
Submitted on: Jul 10, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 5, 2024
Published on: Feb 28, 2025
Published by: Quality and Production Managers Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Enterprise Resource Planning,
Total Cost of Ownership,
Critical Decisions,
Decision-Making,
Framework
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Business management, other,
Engineering,
Mechanical engineering,
Production technology,
Process engineering and industrial engineering,
Materials sciences,
Materials sciences, other

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