IMPROVING THE USABILITY OF ERP SYSTEMS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACES

Akash Singh, Janet Wesson

2009

Abstract

A need exists to improve the overall usability of enterprise resource planning systems. Current research has shown that the user interfaces of these systems are too complex and difficult to use. Enterprise resources planning systems for small enterprises are currently too rigid and are not flexible enough to match the constantly changing business landscape of small enterprises. This paper proposes the use of adaptive user interfaces as a means to improve the overall usability of enterprise resource planning systems for small enterprises. Adaptive user interfaces are capable of improving system usability by reducing user interface complexity and improving the overall user experience. This could provide small enterprises with the flexibility and adaptability that they require from enterprise resource planning systems.

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Singh A. and Wesson J. (2009). IMPROVING THE USABILITY OF ERP SYSTEMS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACES . In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 4: Special Session DR, (ICEIS 2009) ISBN 978-989-8111-87-6, pages 208-214. DOI: 10.5220/0002197002080214


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@conference{special session dr09,
author={Akash Singh and Janet Wesson},
title={IMPROVING THE USABILITY OF ERP SYSTEMS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACES},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 4: Special Session DR, (ICEIS 2009)},
year={2009},
pages={208-214},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002197002080214},
isbn={978-989-8111-87-6},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 4: Special Session DR, (ICEIS 2009)
TI - IMPROVING THE USABILITY OF ERP SYSTEMS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACES
SN - 978-989-8111-87-6
AU - Singh A.
AU - Wesson J.
PY - 2009
SP - 208
EP - 214
DO - 10.5220/0002197002080214