Introduction to International Examples of Large Scale Systems: Theory and Practice

Christopher P. Holland, Pieter Ribbers
2003 Communications of the Association for Information Systems  
This article is an introduction to a series of papers by international authors who presented their work at the 2002 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Each of the papers is concerned with an analysis of international, large-scale systems: SAP R/3 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation in China; the development of a major outsourcing contract in an Asian company; a strategic analysis of international electronic marketplaces; and a collection of case studies of
more » ... ic commerce in ten large Australian companies. Communications of the AIS. Christopher has consulted with a wide range of organisations in manufacturing, banking, information technology, and retailing industries in the areas of electronic commerce, information technology strategy and implementation. He teaches in Europe, South Africa, the US, and regularly presents at international business and academic conferences.
doi:10.17705/1cais.01119 fatcat:47tabwfucza47ierxkdu2f72xu