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Artificial Intelligence in ERP Quality Management Modules: A Comparative Analysis of SAP and Infor

Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy
Volume 71 (2025): Issue 3 (September 2025)
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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ngoe-2025-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2385-8052 | Journal ISSN: 0547-3101
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Language: English
Page range: 15 - 28
Submitted on: Sep 1, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 1, 2025
Published on: Sep 28, 2025
Published by: University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Science
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP),
Quality Management (QM),
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
SAP,
Infor,
Comparative Analysis
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Economic policy,
Business management,
Management, organization, corporate governance,
Mathematics and statistics for economists,
Statistics

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