eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2016-06-30
12
2
article
The role of information in product innovation process and assortment management
Piotr Bartkowiak
1
Ireneusz P. Rutkowski
1
Poznań University of Economics, Poznań, Poland
Background: Entities participating in the product innovation process and assortment management create an organization that processes information, so spending invested in the information processing determines the final form of the new product and assortment management. An important condition for effective communication processes, integration and cooperation between these entities is the right combination of company centers. Cooperation in this system is the basis of combining knowledge, information, experience and the skills of individual team members within the scope of the individual's role and responsibilities. The combined intellectual values determine the efficiency of new product development and assortment management. The level of cooperation in the team results in a particular level of assertiveness and cooperative spirit. Moreover, this cooperation provides the base for the concept of concurrent engineering, which is an integrated process for the development and introduction of a new product onto the market.
Methods and results: Studies carried out so far reveal a positive relationship between the use of information derived from market research (marketing information obtained from MDSS / MES) and the success of a product. On the basis of this study, it was found that inappropriate, irrelevant and outdated data and technical documentation, and inadequate distribution of such information causes communication problems between the members of the project team, which is a major barrier to integration and cooperation teams, and has a negative impact on the level of success of new product designs.
The information technologies discussed above should generate eight key types of information required in supporting decision-making processes in new product development: the strategic, financial and program management, new product design (internal sources), technical, the customer and their needs (internal and external sources), and competition and regulations (external source) . This arrangement presents sets of information corresponding to information necessary for the formulation of a strategic marketing plan proposed by Ph. Kotler and G. Armstrong.
Conclusions: The use of the above types of information differs in the different phases of the integrated product life cycle. In the pre-project phase (FFE - fuzzy front - end activities), the company may need all kinds of information. However, in the commercialization and marketing phases what is primarily required is information about the recipient (the formulation of marketing programs) and program-project management (introduction of a new product onto the market). Technical information is required in the design and development phases of prototypes. Legal and regulatory information regarding the competition, and financial and strategic considerations are especially important in the testing and the economic evaluation phases of new product development.
http://www.logforum.net/vol12/issue2/no1/12_2_1_16.pdf
information streams
product innovation
process innovation
new product assortment management
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2016-06-30
12
2
article
Accounting the scale and synergies in the dea-analysis
Vasilij Alekseevič Novikov
1
Ludmila Shipulina
2
O. Sapun
1
Belarusian State Agrarian Technical University, Minsk, Belarus
International University MITSO, Minsk, Belarus
Background: The proposal is to non-linear performance into account in terms of synergy when conducting DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis). The solution to the problem is produced for interacting schools, which can be regarded as business clusters. The inputs and outputs are selected by importance on the basis of the author's opinion. However, the technique does not change when taking into account other factors that are expressed numerically.
Methods: The proposal is to reduce the number of the inputs and outputs to one input and one output using weighting factors. Thus a solution can be found by linear programming. The D EA algorithm is easily coded in Mathcad.
Results: As a result, we obtain a vector of the effectiveness of each element in the business cluster, including stand-effective and super-efficient elements.
Conclusions: A model of DEA is proposed which takes into account the scale and synergies of the business cluster. This allows a performance rating against the collective interaction to be obtained.
http://www.logforum.net/vol12/issue2/no2/12_2_2_16.pdf
DEA
business cluster
linear programming
inputs
outputs
synergies
efficiency
super-efficiency
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2016-06-30
12
2
article
Evaluation model for production process economic efficiency
Adam Koliński
1
Bogusław Śliwczyński
2
Paulina Golińska-Dawson
3
Poznan School of Logistics, Poznań, Poland
Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, Poznan, Poland
Poznan University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
Background: Economic activity focused on manufacturing and supplying products for sale is one of the basic processes in the logistics supply chain. The specificity of production processes requires concentration on the factors, which are crucial for the continuity of the material flowin terms of both business practice and in relation to the relevant literature. The significant impact of production processes on the financial result of the company affects the costs, revenues, turnover of assets and working capital cycle, so this is the main reason to focus production management on ways to improve process efficiency for both internal and external supply chain, and also on the continuous supervision and evaluation of the results obtained. This article presents an original model for the analysis and evaluation of production process efficiency in economic terms.
Material and methods: The results of research carried out in Polish companies in 2011-2013 and the results of a literature review indicate the unsatisfactory use of efficiency analyses in managing production processes, related supply chains and the production environment. These formed the basis for the selection and compilation of factors to evaluate the production process' economic efficiency. Complementary research concerning the importance of each factor in business practice was carried out in the first half of 2015 in 138 manufacturing companies in Wielkopolska Voivodship.
Results: Based on the results and observations, the authors developed a model for evaluating the economic efficiency of the production process, which will make it possible to conduct multivariate simulations using parametric models of production processes and the environment at later stages of their research.
Conclusions: Despite numerous considerations in the literature, the issue of production process efficiency has not yet been comprehensively presented nor developed. The concept for evaluation of production process efficiency presented here applies to its economic aspects. The authors are aware of the need to combine the analytical scope with analysis and evaluation of operational efficiency, thus further research will aim to provide a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of production process efficiency and value engineering in its operational development.
http://www.logforum.net/vol12/issue2/no3/12_2_3_16.pdf
production process efficiency
operational controlling
balanced scorecard
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2016-06-30
12
2
article
Optimal inventory control for perishable items under additional cost for deterioration reduction
Ludmiła Filina-Dawidowicz
1
Mykhaylo Postan
2
West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
Odessa National Maritime University, Odessa, Ukraine
Background: This paper analyses the problems of carrying out inventory control of perishable goods subject to deterioration during warehousing. It aims to propose a generalization of the classical models used in optimal inventory control theory for perishable goods adapted for the ca
http://www.logforum.net/vol12/issue2/no4/12_2_4_16.pdf
inventory management; perishable product; control of deterioration; the generalized Wilson model; lot sizing optimization.
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2016-06-30
12
2
article
Accounting tools vs. Logistics costs control in a trading company
Grzegorz Zimon
1
Rzeszów University of Technology, Rzeszów, Poland
Background: Logistics costs constitute an important part of trading companies' costs. The main problem in logistics costs management is the fact that these costs are not included in financial statements. The profit and loss statement includes control accounts exclusively. This article discusses the accounting tools that may be used in trading companies in order to improve present logistics costs and the management thereof.
Methods: In the article, the author gives examples of how accounting tools are applied in trading companies operating in the same industry. On the basis of the financial statements from selected companies for 2013-2015, the way to use the basic tools of accounting in business management are presented. For this purpose a system of full-cost accounting with the use of analytical accounts of logistics is presented, along with a preliminary analysis of the balance sheet and an indicative analysis of costs for logistics.
Results: The article is based on a review of the literature and the financial statements of the companies surveyed. The model solutions for the cost analysis and cost management presented herein make it possible to create a detailed analysis of logistics costs and assess how effectively they are managed . In this way, the foundations for further analyses related to logistics costs management are laid.
Conclusions: The work presents the accounting tools that assist the decision-making processes in the management of logistics costs. In the article, an example of the plan of sub-accounts for the logistics costs of trading companies is presented. Furthermore, the cost accounting system for the accounts of group 4 and 5 in trading companies is shown, together with the benefits that this accounting system brings for the companies. The author also presents preparatory and index analyses as the basic tools that assess the effectiveness of logistics costs management.
http://www.logforum.net/vol12/issue2/no5/12_2_5_16.pdf
costs
logistics
control
accounting tools
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2016-06-30
12
2
article
Redesigning supply chain network of a lubricant company: an innovative approach
Sharfuddin Ahmed Khan
1
Hanna Sawicka
2
University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland
Background: The purpose of this paper is to redesign the supply chain network of a lubricant company by implementing an innovative solution concentrated on the delivery of products and minimizing total loading, unloading and transportation costs.
Methods: In this paper the authors' approach to redesigning the supply chain network (SCN) is presented. It comprises 3 phases: analysis of the current state of the SCN, identification of disadvantages in the SCN and SCN improvement. This step-wise procedure is verified on a real-world supply chain network, which is analyzed, evaluated and redesigned. Based on this analysis, the most important strengths and weaknesses are identified. The main criteria for evaluation are loading, unloading and transportation costs. A redesign of the company is proposed, the stakeholders' opinions are gathered and the innovative solution is implemented.
Results: After successful implementation of the innovative solution, the result shows savings in loading, unloading and transportation costs and an improvement in the level of service.
Research Limitations: The proposed methodology can be implemented in other supply chain networks. However, the way of limiting the loading, unloading and transportation costs presented in this paper cannot be regarded as a general rule applicable to all companies.
Conclusions: This study presents innovative thinking in the logistics network of a company andthe results obtained prove that companies which are innovative in terms of products can also become innovative in their services.
http://www.logforum.net/vol12/issue2/no6/12_2_6_16.pdf
Innovation
Logistics
Transportation
Supply Chain
Lubricants