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Fuzzy logic-decision-making system dedicated to evaluation of logistics project effectiveness
2016
Background: Project effectiveness is synonymous with project success. It is measured or assessed in terms of the degree to which project objectives are achieved. This paper presents an approach to evaluating the effectiveness of logistics projects. The starting point is the analysis of the current state of knowledge in the area of assessing project effectiveness, including logistics projects. The purpose of the study was to identify the critical factors determining the success of logistics projects and develop a model of logistics project effectiveness. Methods: The paper is based on the available recent scientific-theoretical research and publications and on practical studies in 25 enterpr…
Fuzzy logic-decision-making system dedicated to evaluation of logistics project effectiveness
2016
Background: Project effectiveness is synonymous with project success. It is measured or assessed in terms of the degree to which project objectives are achieved. This paper presents an approach to evaluating the effectiveness of logistics projects. The starting point is the analysis of the current state of knowledge in the area of assessing project effectiveness, including logistics projects. The purpose of the study was to identify the critical factors determining the success of logistics projects and develop a model of logistics project effectiveness. Methods: The paper is based on the available recent scientific-theoretical research and publications and on practical studies in 25 enterpr…
Stakeholder Analysis as a Source of Early Warning Signals in Logistics Projects
2017
Logistics projects are undertaken by a set of multiple organizations that engage resources from different logistics systems, production systems, management systems, social-cultural systems. They are subject to impact of wider economic and political environments. Logistics projects involve participants from diverse cultural environments, management practice. The article presents the essence and importance of stakeholders in projects including logistics projects. The author presents the basic issues related to stakeholders and early warning concept in project management. The specific research question is: How to implement the stakeholder relations management in early warning system dedicated …
Zarządzanie relacjami z interesariuszami w projektach
2018
The challenge for enterprises to deliver successful projects in a climate of uncertainty is met by ensuring that stakeholders are engaged in a way that enhances their collaboration during project execution. The purpose of this paper is to present the most important characteristics of stakeholder relationship management in projects. The authors present a new approach to Company Stakeholder Responsibility that could be adopted for projects executed by enterprises and supply chains. The paper presents a case study based on a chosen logistics project.
Regional Disparities and Spatial Dependence of Bankruptcy in Spain
2021
Firm survival, bankruptcy, and turnaround are of great interest nowadays. Bankruptcy is the ultimate resource for a company to survive when it is affected by a severe decline. Thus, determinants of firm turnaround and survival in the context of bankruptcy are of interest to researchers, managers, and policy-makers. Prior turnaround literature has broadly studied firm-specific factors for turnaround success. However, location-specific factors remain relatively unstudied despite their increasing relevance. Thus, this paper aims to evaluate the existence of spatial dependence on the outcome of the bankruptcy procedure. Economic geography and business literature suggest that location matters an…
Integracja jako kluczowy wyznacznik koncepcji logistyki
2017
Logistyka, której immanentną cechę stanowi integracja przepływów i pro-cesów, zajmuje ważne miejsce we współczesnym zarządzaniu. Celem artykułu jest przed-stawienie najistotniejszych, zarządczych aspektów integracji, postrzeganej jako kluczowy wyznacznik koncepcji logistyki. Logistyka jako koncepcja zarządzania przepływami ma-teriałów, towarów i informacji wpływa na efektywność i sukces przedsiębiorstwa, a także tworzenie jego przewagi konkurencyjnej. Wyznacznikiem sukcesu oraz podstawą tworze-nia przewagi konkurencyjnej są efekty rynkowe i ekonomiczne osiągane przez przedsię-biorstwo. W dążeniach do osiągnięcia tych efektów istotną rolę pełni integracja przepły-wów i procesów, która w kont…
Strategia logistyczna w tworzeniu przewagi konkurencyjnej przedsiębiorstwa
2018
Przedsiębiorstwa stale poszukują sposobów tworzenia przewagi konkurencyjnej. W jej budowaniu ważną rolę pełni m.in. strategia logistyczna. Celem artykułu jest identyfikacja możliwości oddziaływania strategii logistycznej na tworzenie przewagi konkurencyjnej przedsiębiorstwa. W opracowaniu przedstawiono istotę strategii na tle współczesnych nurtów zarządzania strategicznego, pojęcie strategii logistycznej i jej miejsce w systemie strategii w przedsiębiorstwie, podstawowe rodzaje strategii logistycznych, a także przesłanki rozwoju strategii logistycznej w kierunku logistycznie zorientowanej strategii przedsiębiorstwa. Powołano się również na wyniki badań teoretyczno-metodologicznych i empiryc…
Reported prevalence of health conditions that affect drivers
2017
Drivers’ health and fitness are essential factors in order to predict performance outcomes and to promote road safety. It is a demonstrated fact that drivers with (physical and mental) health impairments or illnesses have more probabilities of being involved in traffic crashes and suffering (or causing) several injuries. The general objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of adverse health conditions that may affect Spanish drivers and its perceived impact on driving fitness. It was used a sample of 1,200 Spanish drivers (666 men and 534 women). The only selection criteria were to be in possession of any type of driving license for vehicles other than motorcycles and to drive …
Levels and Changes of Physical Activity in Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Contextualizing Urban vs. Rural Living Environment
2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing implemented shortly after influence physical activity levels (PALs). The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the changes in PAL and factors associated with PALs among Croatian adolescents while considering the impact of community (urban vs. rural living environment). The sample included 823 adolescents (mean age: 16.5 ±
Familial and Parental Predictors of Physical Activity in Late Adolescence: Prospective Analysis over a Two-Year Period
2021
Children’s health behaviors are highly influenced by their parents and family. This study aimed to prospectively evaluate the parental/familial factors associated with physical activity levels (PALs) among older adolescents. The participants were 766 adolescents, who were prospectively observed at baseline (when they were 16 years of age), at first follow-up measurement (FU1