The article discusses a computational procedure for the determination of organisational parameters of rhythmic production, typical e.g. of medium and larger enterprises in the furniture and machine industry. Based on the computational procedure a computer programme was developed in the form of a relational database. The designed database structure is presented: tables, queries and forms. The proposed solution accelerates computations during planning and facilitates analysis of numerous organisation variants for rhythmic production at a considerably reduced labour consumption of such activity in comparison to computations performed using a calculator or spreadsheets. The developed programme may be a useful planning tool in the departments in charge of production setup in enterprises with the lot production system.
Subject and purpose of work: The aim of this study is to analyse the profitability level of industrial companies in various phases of their lifecycle. Materials and methods: The article uses data from individual annual financial statements of industrial companies in accordance with the classification of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. In order to investigate whether there are essential differences in the level of profitability of companies in various phases of their lifecycle, due to significant deviations from normality, the nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis H test was used. To find out which lifecycle phases differ significantly in terms of the level of analysed profitability ratios, a test of multiple comparisons of medium ranks was used (Post-hoc Dunn’s test). Results: The obtained research results show that a given lifecycle phase significantly differentiates the level of the analysed profitability indices. Conclusions: Based on the conducted research, it was found that the company’s lifecycle phase statistically significantly differentiates the level of the analysed profitability indices. In the early phases of the lifecycle, the level of profitability in the surveyed companies increased gradually reaching maximum and stable values in the phase of maturity or shake-out, after which it decreased in the decline phase. This points to an evolutionary transition of individual companies to the next phase of the lifecycle.
In the article authors have made the analysis of current status of using quality cost for evaluation of quality systems efficiency (ESI) in enterprises. The features of quality cost characteristics and methods of description of criterion indexes used for ESI in enterprises were presented. The problems connected with using quality cost for evaluation of quality systems efficiency in industrial enterprises were presented.
In the article the impact of the structure of pipeline transportation systems on the efficiency of their operation is examined. It is shown that, depending on the assumed structure, transport systems can be characterized by different performance characteristics. It is established that the structure of the system influences the development of the aging process and decrease system performance. Recommendations on the choice of the structure of systems that can be used at the design stage are given.
An increased interest in sales as a function of the Slovak industrial enterprises has been caused by the increasing activity of enterprises within the European space, in which they are developing their sales effectiveness under the conditions of radical changes of markets. Due to the consequences of demand of a permanently sustainable economic growth, the requirements concerning the sales staff and their approaches to the market supply of organisations are changing. The article shows the features and competence of the sales people of Slovak enterprises as for the sales managers as well as the approaches of the sales people to the presentation of offer. On the basis of characteristics of the sales staff and its basic dimensions it presents the research results, which illustrate the present situation in the sphere of Slovak industrial enterprises. Finally the article shows not only the positive aspects of the present sales people of the Slovak industrial enterprises but also the ones which can become a source of revealing the unexpressed needs of customers.