Enterprise resource planning systems selection in the wine industry of the Western Cape : a qualitative case study
Year: 2011
Type: dissertation
Abstract: iii end, a qualitative case study was conducted on an SME in the wine industry of the Western Cape that was in the process of selecting an ERP system.Data were collected by critically analysing and reviewing documents, conducting direct observations of requirements analysis meetings and interviewing participants purposefully selected for the study (Chapter 3).Five major themes emerged from the analysis of the collected data and from this a total of 14 selection factors are identified (Chapter 4).These results largely corroborate existing selection factors from the literature and allows ideas proposed by various authors to be expanded on.In this way, a theoretical foundation is laid for the development of an ERP system selection model for SMEs in the Western Cape wine industry in future research (Chapter 5).The contribution of this research lies in the emphasis it places on the different benefits and shortcomings present in each quadrant of the proposed model and the explanation it provides for how this influences a selection factor trade-off that is unique to each organisation and the industry it operates in.This insight can be used to direct the ERP system selection process.
Author: Hermanus Jacobus Wiid
Language: English
Subfield: Management Information Systems
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2120173918