?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=SMEs%3A+ERP+or+virtual+collaboration+teams&rft.creator=Ale+Ebrahim%2C+Nader&rft.creator=Ahmed%2C+Shamsuddin&rft.creator=Taha%2C+Zahari&rft.subject=Artificial+Intelligence&rft.subject=Peer+Review&rft.description=Small+firms+are+indeed+the+engines+of+global+economic+growth.+Small+and+Medium+Enterprises+(SMEs)+play+an+important+role+to+promote+economic+development.+SMEs+in+the+beginning+of+implementing+new+technologies+always+face+capital+shortage+and+need+technological+assistance.+Available+ERP+systems+do+not+fulfil+the+specific+requirements+of+Small+firms.+SMEs+has+scarce+resources+and+manpower+therefore+many+SMEs+don%3Ft+have+the+possessions+to+buy+and+operate+an+ERP+System.+On+the+other+hand+competition+and+competitiveness+of+SMEs+have+to+be+strengthened.+This+paper+briefly+reviews+the+existing+perspectives+on+virtual+teams+and+their+effect+on+SMEs+management.+It+also+discusses+the+main+characteristics+of+virtual+teams+and+clarifies+the+differences+aspects+of+virtual+team+application+in+SMEs.+After+outlining+some+of+the+main+advantages+and+pitfall+of+such+teams%2C+it+concentrates+on+comparing+of+ERP+and+virtual+collaborative+teams+in+SMEs.+Finally%2C+it+provides+evidence+for+the+need+of+%3FSoftware+as+a+Service+(SaaS)%3F+where+an+application+is+hosted+as+a+service+provided+to+customers+across+the+web+for+SMEs+as+an+alternative+of+ERP.+It+has+been+widely+argued+that+ERP+disadvantage+in+SMEs+such+as+administrative+expenditure+and+cost%2C+isolated+structure%2C+severe+lack+of+software+flexibility%2C+insufficient+support+of+SMEs+business+and+high+operating+cost%2C+lead+SMEs+to+use+virtual+collaborative+team+which+is+net+work+base+solution.+&rft.date=2009-01&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7811%2F1%2FSMEs%253B%252520Virtual%252520Collaboration%252520Teams%252520or%252520ERP.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ale+Ebrahim%2C+Nader+and+Ahmed%2C+Shamsuddin+and+Taha%2C+Zahari++(2009)+SMEs%3A+ERP+or+virtual+collaboration+teams.++%5BConference+Paper%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7811%2F