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Opportunities and threats related to the introduction of modern information technologies in the supply chain
Get PDFThe pace of economic growth, despite the crisis bogey still appearing somewhere near, is taking on speed on an unprecedented scale in the history of the mankind. The number of inventions currently being the subject of patent prcedures or the quantity and quality of implementations of various types of solutions that improve and facilitate our lives - both professional and private - leads to a situation that we treat these changes more often as a normal thing, which does not arouse our admiration. During the preparation for this publication, the main focus was put on finding the answer to the question whether we are able to observe these changes, define them and assess them. The correct identification and definition of the area of changes is only half of the success. The second important, if not more important, problem is the issue of proper naming and examining the threats that affect these changes
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT CORRIDORS FUNCTIONING EFFICIENCY IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY CONDITIONS
Get PDFThe problem of international transport corridors efficiency estimation in the digital economy conditions is considered. The set of efficiency key indicators, which allows to compare efficiency of corridors use in different countries, is substantiated. A comparative analysis of the international transport corridors usage efficiency in Ukraine and Poland was conducted
Evaluation of the Quality of the Free/Busy Car Park Information on the Basis of Certainty Factor of Hypothesis
Get PDFThe paper demonstrates an estimation method of the number of vacant parking spaces on the basis of video monitoring data. It provides a method for determining the quality of free/busy car park information using uncertainty modelling method based on certainty factor of hypothesis. The value of quality information IQ (CF) has been calculated with the help of a computer program. The simulation of results was performed depending on the input values change according to the normal distribution
The impact of illegal population migration on the risk assessment of freight transport carried out by Polish carriers
Get PDFLaunched in 2010, the so-called "Arab Spring" caused an increased migration of people from both the Middle East and Africa to Europe. In the face of such a large number of refugees, the European Union announced a migration crisis. This crisis has increased the risk factor of road transport along selected European routes. The aim of this publication is to present the impact of immigrant activities on the Calais - United Kingdom route section on the assessment of the risk of cargo transportation in international distribution. The risk assessment was carried out from the point of view of enterprises providing road transport services in international distribution. The research used direct interviews conducted with the managerial staff and drivers in selected road transport companies that handle transport on the route under investigation
The Conceptual Algorithm of the International Multimodal Transport (CAIMT)
Get PDFThe presented paper comes as a summary of a theoretical work presenting an original algorithm describing International Multimodal Transport (IMT) mechanisms and processes. Since containers appeared in early 1960s on the regional, and later on, on global scale in logistic operations, the IMT has become the fastest growing combination of an international through-transport. With use of various modes of transport IMT has significant influence on global trade development. Due to its characteristic the IMT process is exposed on the global unitization, standardization, safety, security and economization (optimization) challenges. Thus, there is a need for scientific approach in building a standardized conceptual model of IMT referred in this paper to CAIMT. CAIMT is an original, deterministic algorithm, presented in the block notation, identifying typical procedures as a logical continuation of the programmed sequence of the basic IMT operations. The suggested CAIMT has a potential in further standardization of IMT procedures and can be scientifically developed through the modeling of the IMT processes and safety/security procedures. In addition, in terms of empirical aspects, algorithmization of the main IMT processes can lead to their application in the various expert systems. Summing up, this method (CAIMT) comes as an optimal instrument that can be utilized in order to build further pillars for IMT development, standardization and optimization
EVALUATION OF SELECTED RISK TYPES IN EXTERNAL TRANSPORT WITH THE USE OF THE MATRIX METHOD
No full textRisk is a common phenomenon in daily life of natural and legal persons. It concerns all branches of the economy and relates to making decisions concerning the unknown future. There are various types of risk related to business operations and the majority of business entities take effort to protect themselves from its adverse effects. The development of the field of risk management allows for partial or total risk elimination. Road transport is exposed to various types of risk which may lead to usually considerable damage and losses. This publication is aimed at presenting selected groups of risk factors occurring in the logistics process and at determining their influence on enterprise functioning. It is also supposed to emphasise the significant role of risk analysis in the transportation business
Swedish urban transport model powered by biomethane
Get PDFIn the recent years, European Community has been implementing a plan to increase the share of renewable fuels used for energy production and powering vehicles. It aims to partially reduce the dependence on crude oil imports and reduce CO2 emission. Particularly interesting are the achievements of Sweden against this background, for which the European Commission has set the highest value of the indicator, and to implement which Sweden adopted unconventional solutions across Europe. One of them is the plan to eliminate by the 2030 fossil fuels from the urban transport, and one of the fuels that is to replace today still widely used diesel oil, would be biomethane. The article describes the reasons and circumstances which made Sweden use biomethane to power buses used in urban transport on a very large scale, in comparison with other European countries. The article shows the characteristics of this fuel, the method of its production and application prospects
RISK MANAGEMENT IN INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES
Get PDFNowadays, in the rapidly changing world, a company’s business operations require efficiency and decisiveness. However, every form of operations is connected with certain risk, a phenomenon that is common in everyone’s everyday life, as well as in every business activity. That is why it is so important to apply appropriate management methods to calculate potential profits and losses. The article presents an overview of risk management methods for the needs of large industrial companies. The overview was based on the example of a steel mill
The Supplier Selection Process in Regional Terms – Case Study Analysis
Get PDFThe article presents the supplier selection procedure, which is one of the key elements of the whole procurement process, carried out in each business entity. Particular attention was paid to the regional aspect of the issue. It has also been presumed that in the case study, only local suppliers will be taken into account. Such assumption (including close distance between potential supplier and a company) fosters e.g. reduction of costs and delivery time, enhances all supply chain and enables implementation of modern management concepts. In times of strong competition, all these aspects have become particularly important. In the phase of computational experiments, which aimed at ranking and selection of the most desired supplier in the case study, multiple criteria ranking methods - Electre III/IV and Promethee II have been applied
Safety and Productivity Observations on a Billion Kilometres of Travel by Australian Trucks using the ‘Performance Based Standards’ schemes
Get PDFSince the concept of Performance Based was first proposed in Australia, in 1997, by the then National Road Transport Commission, several hundred vehicles that used these new ‘engineering standards’ were commissioned, between 1998 and 2006, under State based permit systems. In 2006 a more formalized regulatory PBS framework was put in place and since that time the population of PBS vehicles has expanded to nearly some 7000 units by early 2018. However, even though the Australian PBS ‘trial’ is now some twenty years old, there are still many major national road networks that are yet to have access granted for these vehicles, and still an endemic perception remains that ‘bigger vehicles are bad’. In 2014 and 2017 two comprehensive studies were conducted that statistically proved PBS vehicles to be significantly safer, more productive and environmentally friendlier than the conventional Australian heavy truck fleet. This paper specifically examines the safety and productivity aspects of the Australian PBS fleet over the period 2009 – 2016 which confirms the safety and operator benefits of these vehicles