{"id":433,"date":"2026-07-03T13:21:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journals.utgjiu.ro\/JES\/?post_type=articol&#038;p=433"},"modified":"2026-07-03T13:21:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:21:35","slug":"optimizing-production-process-and-managerial-decision-making-in-context-of-industry-4-0-using-an-erp-system","status":"publish","type":"articol","link":"https:\/\/www.journals.utgjiu.ro\/JES\/articol\/optimizing-production-process-and-managerial-decision-making-in-context-of-industry-4-0-using-an-erp-system\/","title":{"rendered":"OPTIMIZING PRODUCTION PROCESS AND MANAGERIAL DECISION-MAKING IN CONTEXT OF INDUSTRY 4.0 USING AN ERP SYSTEM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The digital transformation specific to Industry 4.0 is driving industrial organizations to adopt smart<br \/>\ntechnologies to optimize production processes and improve managerial decision-making. This article analyzes how the<br \/>\nimplementation of a modern ERP system, integrated with artificial intelligence solutions, robotic process automation,<br \/>\nand cloud-based technologies, contributes to increased operational efficiency and organizational performance. The<br \/>\ncase study highlights the integration of the SAP ERP platform with related applications, as well as the use of SAP<br \/>\nSignavio-type process management tools for modeling, monitoring, and optimizing operational flows. From a<br \/>\nmanagerial perspective, the implemented system architecture provides extensive visibility into economic and<br \/>\nproduction processes, facilitating data-driven decisions based on real-time data and performance indicators. The<br \/>\nresearch is based on an interventionist approach, complemented by quantitative methods for analyzing the<br \/>\nrelationships between operational and managerial variables. The economic processes modeled in the ERP system, the<br \/>\nintelligent technologies adopted, and their impact on employee activity and production flows are analyzed. The results<br \/>\nobtained indicate a significant reduction in execution times, improved information traceability, and an increase in the<br \/>\nquality of managerial decisions supported by integrated process and data analysis. In conclusion, the combined use of<br \/>\nthe SAP ERP system and the SAP Signavio platform, together with associated intelligent technologies, is a determining<br \/>\nfactor for optimizing production processes and supporting effective management in the context of Industry 4.0,<br \/>\nproviding organizations with an adaptive digital framework geared towards continuous improvement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"class_list":["post-433","articol","type-articol","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journals.utgjiu.ro\/JES\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articol\/433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journals.utgjiu.ro\/JES\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articol"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journals.utgjiu.ro\/JES\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articol"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journals.utgjiu.ro\/JES\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}