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Production Inventory and Enterprise System Implementation: An Ex-ante No-Cost Based Evaluation

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Business Information Systems (BIS 2010)

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The objective of this paper is to present an Enterprise System (ES) ex-ante no-cost based three step evaluation technique, which enables a pre-emptive analysis of the effects of an ES implementation using a system of referenced non financial performance metrics. The innovativeness is in the use of a simulation model fully integrated with the evaluation procedure. Researchers can extend the presented technique to further modelling approaches and test it on different market sectors. The analysis provides practitioners with a measurement system that enables an analysis of the effects of a given ES implementation and can be further employed in financial evaluations.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, University of Palermo, viale delle Scienze, Parco d’Orleans, 90128, Palermo, Italy

    Salvatore Cannella & Elena Ciancimino

  2. School of Engineering, University of Seville, Camino de los Descubrimientos s/n., 41092, Seville, Spain

    José David Canca Ortiz

  3. Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University, The Parade, Roath, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF24, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

    Rossitza Setchi

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Cannella, S., Ciancimino, E., Canca Ortiz, J.D., Setchi, R. (2010). Production Inventory and Enterprise System Implementation: An Ex-ante No-Cost Based Evaluation. In: Abramowicz, W., Tolksdorf, R. (eds) Business Information Systems. BIS 2010. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 47. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12814-1_25

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