eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2011-06-30
7
2
article
The dynamics of the population flows in metropolitan areas
Zbyszko Pawlak
1
Poznan School of Logistics, Poznan, Poland
The article presents an analysis of the dynamics of population flows in the corridors of the metropolitan area, based on the example of Poznan. The aim of these studies was to determine the mobile preferences of the population as well as the possibilities for improving the efficiency of the city transport, mainly in aspects related to the road congestion and its reducing by the better use of the existing railway infrastructure as well as other instruments of the transport policy. The results obtained in multi-methods analysis showed, that such solution is likely to be a successful one as an alternative to the road transport and different strategies and solutions, designed in accordance with articulated preferences of the population, may be more effective than large-scale initiatives issued by a superior. The "difficult" heritage of the poorly used or unused railway infrastructure, occurring in many urban areas, can be often successfully adapted to be a solution for the transportation needs of the inhabitants.
http://www.logforum.net/vol7/issue2/no1/7_2_1_11.pdf
metropolitan area
city management
congestion
passenger transport
city logistics
transportation
commuting to work
flows of the population
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2011-06-30
7
2
article
Supervisor\'s role in training programs as a manager of learning program
Muhammad Madi Bin Abdullah
1
Mas Bambang Baroto
1
Azman Ismail
2
Huam Hon Tat
1
University Technology Malaysia,
National Defence University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
According to the training literature, a supervisor's role in training programs has two major elements: supervisor support and supervisor communication. The ability of supervisors to play effective roles in training programs may increase employees' motivation to learn. The nature of this relationship is interesting, but the role of supervisor's role as a predicting variable is less emphasized in a training program models. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the effect of supervisor's role in training programs on motivation to learn using 152 usable questionnair
http://www.logforum.net/vol7/issue2/no2/7_2_2_11.pdf
supervisor\'s role in training programs
motivation to learn
Malaysia
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2011-06-30
7
2
article
Estimation of suppliers as an important element of the rationalization of supply processes – case study
Dawid Doliński
1
Adam Koliński
1
Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, Poznan School of Logistics, Poznań, Poland
To increase the efficiency of the business in times of the globalization and increasing competition, the management of the companies looks for opportunities to achieve higher incomes or to reduce the costs of inputs. One of possible methods to obtain higher efficiency is to put the emphasize on the relationships with suppliers. This is very important element of an effective management of the company, because by determining the economical conditions of the cooperation, it is possibly to reduce the cost of business activities. The reliable classification of the suppliers is depended on the level of the detail of an assessment criteria and the scoring method. The main problem is the risk of the objective estimation of individual offers received from the suppliers. For this reason, the classification of suppliers is one of the key problems of the logistics controlling. Based on practical example, this paper presents the complexity of the problem of the classifications and the selection of suppliers according to different hierarchy of the importance of various criteria.
http://www.logforum.net/vol7/issue2/no3/7_2_3_11.pdf
logistics controlling
analysis of suppliers
procurement
purchasing
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2011-06-30
7
2
article
Information in the city traffic management system. The analysis of the use of information sources and the assessment in terms of their usefulness for city routes users
Maciej Szymczak
1
Katarzyna Sienkiewicz-Małyjurek
2
. Poznań University of Economics,
. Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Solving problems connected with the flow of cargo and people in cities demands taking a system approach and integrating a number of activities. One of effective methods of improving traffic, and what is even more important, the one possible to be promptly introduced, is to implement Intelligent Transport Systems. It makes it possible to significantly enrich information resources for managing the city
http://www.logforum.net/vol7/issue2/no4/7_2_4_11.pdf
city traffic management
city transport
local public transport
city logistics
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2011-06-30
7
2
article
Forecasting of demand for direct production materials as the element of supply logistics of thermal power plants
Agata Mesjasz-Lech
1
Czestochowa University of Technology, Czestochowa, Poland
The paper highlights the problems associated with the process of forecasting realized within the supply logistics in thermal power plants. The theoretical part focuses on the importance of forecasting of inventories of raw materials in thermal power plants and the quality of logistics decisions determined by utilitarian value of data obtained, stored, processed and transmitted within the logistic system. The practical part presents the results of studies conducted in one of the thermal power plants in the south of Poland and the results of forecasting of the demand for the materials directly used in manufacturing process.
http://www.logforum.net/vol7/issue2/no5/7_2_5_11.pdf
inventory management
utilitarian value of data
forecasting
forecasting methods