Enterprise information system project selection with regard to BOCR

Enterprise information systems, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), manufacturing executive systems (MES), customer relation management (CRM) and so on, are grasping increasing attention, due to their ability to improve production and business performance, and raise competitive advantage for enterprises. However, what these enterprise information systems bring about are not only benefits and potential opportunities, but also costs and potential risks. So a comprehensive and systematic assessment is necessary for executives to select the most suitable project from many alternatives. This paper first proposes a decision method for project selection. Analytic network process (ANP) is used to make the decision with regard to benefits (B), opportunities (O), costs (C) and risks (R). Then this decision method is examined by a case study of MES project selection in a Chinese undershirt manufacturer. Although this case is about enterprise information system project selection, it contributes to the study of ANP application in project selection in broader areas besides enterprise information system project.