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A staged strategy for understanding organizational requirements in the acquisition of information and communication technology for SMEs

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Supply Management Research

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This paper aims at identifying organizational requirements through a staged strategy for purchasing information and computer technology ICT for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the freight management and logistics industry, and providing a framework to guide the acquisition process. Using the SME as an example case study, the strategy assisted management in the need analysis process and in identifying critical criteria for the best fit solution between the firm’s requirements and functionality of the selected strategy.

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  1. Lutgert College of Business, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, 33965-6565, Fort Myers, FL, USA

    Prof. Dr. Elias Kirche & Prof. Dr. Rajesh Srivastava

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  1. Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität Würzburg Fakultät, Würzburg, Germany

    Ronald Bogaschewsky

  2. Fakultät für WOW, Univ der Bundeswehr München , Neubiberg, Germany

    Michael Eßig

  3. Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Technische Universität Dresden , Dresden, Germany

    Rainer Lasch

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    Wolfgang Stölzle

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Kirche, E., Srivastava, R. (2017). A staged strategy for understanding organizational requirements in the acquisition of information and communication technology for SMEs. In: Bogaschewsky, R., Eßig, M., Lasch, R., Stölzle, W. (eds) Supply Management Research. Advanced Studies in Supply Management. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-15280-2_1

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