R. Lenort, P. Wicher, Andrea Samolejová, Helmut E. Zsifkovits, Chaira Raith, Philipp Miklautsch, J. Pelikánová
The application of smart technologies and applications is becoming increasingly common in the logistics processes of companies and supply chains. However, standard logistics indicators are still used to evaluate their performance, which contradicts the sustainable development strategy of many industrial enterprises and their supply chains. Thus, the article aims to design a methodology for selecting sustainability key performance indicators (SKPIs) suitable for assessing smart logistics and its technologies and applications. The research relies on cluster analysis of the SKPIs recommended in the relevant literature, frequency analysis of indicators used in practice and their comparison. The cluster analysis showed that the primary attention in the references is given to sustainability’s economic and environmental dimensions. Most frequently, the authors highlighted the importance of the following indicators: production-related costs and investments, planning performance and quality, customer satisfaction, energy efficiency, waste intensity and treatment, emissions, and resource efficiency. On the contrary, the frequency analysis corroborated that leading industrial enterprises paid more-or-less balanced attention to all areas of sustainability, but at the company level. The article’s primary result constitutes a methodology comprising six steps, respecting the results of the analyses carried out: (1) Sustainability objectives definition; (2) Establishing SKPIs cluster pool; (3) Definition of criteria for selecting SKPIs clusters; (4) Selection of SKPIs clusters; (5) Definition of SKPIs and their parameters; and (6) Development of SKPIs hierarchical structure.
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Kamila Janovská, Šárka Vilamová, Dalibor Labounek, R. Kozel, Tomas Pala
The research of this paper aims to characterize and describe the methodological sequence of operations necessary for the correct calculation of the cost price when performing a bid calculation in the bending process step on a bending machine. The research focuses on determining the methodology and its application exclusively to sheet metal parts in the engineering industry in the processing of steel and stainless-steel sheets. To research this issue, we used empirical and quantitative research in a real work environment. The methodology for calculating the cost price of bending sheet metal parts yields the relationships between component inputs, the result of which is a time parameter that is expressed by the actual production costs. The results can be used in the real working environment of manufacturing companies for comparison with already established practices and a verification of their outputs. At the same time, it is possible to use the determined methodological procedure as a basis for implementation in the Aurendi web application.
{"title":"METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING THE COST PRICE OF THE BENDING PROCESS FOR THE NEEDS OF MANUFACTURING LOGISTICS","authors":"Kamila Janovská, Šárka Vilamová, Dalibor Labounek, R. Kozel, Tomas Pala","doi":"10.22306/al.v9i4.326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22306/al.v9i4.326","url":null,"abstract":"The research of this paper aims to characterize and describe the methodological sequence of operations necessary for the correct calculation of the cost price when performing a bid calculation in the bending process step on a bending machine. The research focuses on determining the methodology and its application exclusively to sheet metal parts in the engineering industry in the processing of steel and stainless-steel sheets. To research this issue, we used empirical and quantitative research in a real work environment. The methodology for calculating the cost price of bending sheet metal parts yields the relationships between component inputs, the result of which is a time parameter that is expressed by the actual production costs. The results can be used in the real working environment of manufacturing companies for comparison with already established practices and a verification of their outputs. At the same time, it is possible to use the determined methodological procedure as a basis for implementation in the Aurendi web application.","PeriodicalId":36880,"journal":{"name":"Acta Logistica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41544699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The subject of this article was connected with the problem of finding an effective layout of manufacturing mechanisms in a particular manufacturing hall in DELTA Company, where we were part of a project team. The project team's goal was to solve the problem associated with the actual layout with the help of modelling and designing. It was necessary to analyse the actual layout and also opinions and possibilities of changes in this particular manufacturing mechanism. It is the manufacturing hall. For the analysis of the actual layout, we decided to work with different analytical methods because there were a lot of elements in this manufacturing system which have their own characteristics that are also connected itself or with others. It was necessary to look at all of these characteristics and their connections, and the result will be based on a prime scheme model of design variations for finding an effective layout of manufacturing mechanisms for a particular hall in DELTA Company.
{"title":"MODELLING AS A TOOL OF MAKING THE COMPANY'S LOGISTICS MORE EFFICIENT","authors":"Simona Spirkova","doi":"10.22306/al.v9i4.341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22306/al.v9i4.341","url":null,"abstract":"The subject of this article was connected with the problem of finding an effective layout of manufacturing mechanisms in a particular manufacturing hall in DELTA Company, where we were part of a project team. The project team's goal was to solve the problem associated with the actual layout with the help of modelling and designing. It was necessary to analyse the actual layout and also opinions and possibilities of changes in this particular manufacturing mechanism. It is the manufacturing hall. For the analysis of the actual layout, we decided to work with different analytical methods because there were a lot of elements in this manufacturing system which have their own characteristics that are also connected itself or with others. It was necessary to look at all of these characteristics and their connections, and the result will be based on a prime scheme model of design variations for finding an effective layout of manufacturing mechanisms for a particular hall in DELTA Company.","PeriodicalId":36880,"journal":{"name":"Acta Logistica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45766170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The article discusses the possibilities of East Slovakian transhipment facilities, which, despite their relatively strategic location and the possibilities they provide, are far from being used as much as their capacities allow. Growing requirements for green transport and reducing the carbon footprint create space for increasing rail transport as the most ecological option; on the other hand, the long-standing problems experienced by East Slovakian transhipment points put them in a competitive disadvantageous position compared to other countries. The opening of the Silk Road provides opportunities that East Slovakian transhipment points do not use or use very little. Therefore, the article points out the weaknesses of East Slovak transhipment centres and looks for ways to improve the current situation, it also draws attention to the possibilities of East Slovakian transhipment centres, especially Čierna nad Tisou, and makes suggestions for rationalization. The findings of the article point to the fact that Eastern Slovakian transhipment facilities have a potential that needs to be further developed, which, however, will probably not be possible without state aid.
这篇文章讨论了东斯洛伐克转运设施的可能性，尽管这些设施的位置和提供的可能性相对具有战略意义，但远未在其能力允许的范围内得到充分利用。对绿色交通日益增长的需求和减少碳足迹为增加铁路运输作为最环保的选择创造了空间；另一方面，东斯洛伐克转运点长期存在的问题使它们与其他国家相比处于竞争劣势。丝绸之路的开通提供了东斯洛伐克转运点不使用或很少使用的机会。因此，文章指出了东斯洛伐克转运中心的薄弱环节，并寻求改善现状的方法，同时也提请注意东斯洛伐克特别是Čierna nad Tisou转运中心的可能性，并提出了合理化建议。该条的调查结果表明，东斯洛伐克转运设施有潜力需要进一步发展，但如果没有国家援助，这可能是不可能的。
{"title":"THE CURRENT STATUS OF EAST SLOVAKIAN TRANSHIPMENT POINTS AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF THEIR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT","authors":"R. Hricová","doi":"10.22306/al.v9i4.328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22306/al.v9i4.328","url":null,"abstract":"The article discusses the possibilities of East Slovakian transhipment facilities, which, despite their relatively strategic location and the possibilities they provide, are far from being used as much as their capacities allow. Growing requirements for green transport and reducing the carbon footprint create space for increasing rail transport as the most ecological option; on the other hand, the long-standing problems experienced by East Slovakian transhipment points put them in a competitive disadvantageous position compared to other countries. The opening of the Silk Road provides opportunities that East Slovakian transhipment points do not use or use very little. Therefore, the article points out the weaknesses of East Slovak transhipment centres and looks for ways to improve the current situation, it also draws attention to the possibilities of East Slovakian transhipment centres, especially Čierna nad Tisou, and makes suggestions for rationalization. The findings of the article point to the fact that Eastern Slovakian transhipment facilities have a potential that needs to be further developed, which, however, will probably not be possible without state aid.","PeriodicalId":36880,"journal":{"name":"Acta Logistica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48345632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nowadays, waste is something that every country can handle in terms of disposing of it, storing it, or reusing it. However, waste is not only municipal waste but also other raw materials that wear out over time, and their primary purpose in life is over. The ideal case for such waste is its recycling and reuse in other forms. Preventing waste is the best way to recycle, but its life cycle needs to be addressed if waste is produced. The economic model of the current society is primarily linear so far. We extract natural resources and take them to the other side of the world, where products are made from them. These are distributed to other corners of the world, where consumers buy, use and throw them away. This is how waste is created and raw materials in the form of products end up in landfills, incinerators, or thrown in the wild. However, according to the institute, the circular model should, in addition to a stable economy, also ensure a healthy environment. This specific area of waste is under-discussed across society compared to plastics, where more emphasis is placed on recycling and reuse. The presented manuscript concerns the worst kind of waste, namely end-of-life tyres. Despite this, there are companies in Slovakia that are looking for innovative ways to evaluate this type of waste and are dedicated to traditional recycling methods. The number of fast-paced used tyres is increasing nowadays, which also adapts to the lifestyle of everyday life.
{"title":"SELECTED INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN THE WASTE TYRES MANAGEMENT","authors":"Rebeka Tauberová, Matús Marticek, L. Knapčíková","doi":"10.22306/al.v9i4.333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22306/al.v9i4.333","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, waste is something that every country can handle in terms of disposing of it, storing it, or reusing it. However, waste is not only municipal waste but also other raw materials that wear out over time, and their primary purpose in life is over. The ideal case for such waste is its recycling and reuse in other forms. Preventing waste is the best way to recycle, but its life cycle needs to be addressed if waste is produced. The economic model of the current society is primarily linear so far. We extract natural resources and take them to the other side of the world, where products are made from them. These are distributed to other corners of the world, where consumers buy, use and throw them away. This is how waste is created and raw materials in the form of products end up in landfills, incinerators, or thrown in the wild. However, according to the institute, the circular model should, in addition to a stable economy, also ensure a healthy environment. This specific area of waste is under-discussed across society compared to plastics, where more emphasis is placed on recycling and reuse. The presented manuscript concerns the worst kind of waste, namely end-of-life tyres. Despite this, there are companies in Slovakia that are looking for innovative ways to evaluate this type of waste and are dedicated to traditional recycling methods. The number of fast-paced used tyres is increasing nowadays, which also adapts to the lifestyle of everyday life.","PeriodicalId":36880,"journal":{"name":"Acta Logistica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42216874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Companies have increasingly focused their attention on quality costs. Therefore, raising awareness of this group of expenses is essential. This paper aims to present a survey on the topic of costs of quality management in manufacturing companies in the Czech Republic. This paper opens with a literature review that focuses on the existing cost of quality models and then focuses on empirical research results. Manufacturing companies represent the framework of this research. The research with a total of 159 respondents provides information about the real market situation. The aim was to determine the significance of costs and cost-effectiveness. The study's findings revealed that 73% of organizations quantify their quality costs completely, 21% of companies quantify their costs only partly (external costs), and 6% of companies do not. 36% of surveyed companies (42 companies) that monitor quality costs use some of the recommended models, mainly the PAF model. The research was confirmed by hypothesis 1 that companies that use some type of evidence cost of quality have lower levels of these costs.
{"title":"QUALITY COST FLOWS IN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES","authors":"Petr Briš, M. Čermáková, V. Molnár","doi":"10.22306/al.v9i4.345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22306/al.v9i4.345","url":null,"abstract":"Companies have increasingly focused their attention on quality costs. Therefore, raising awareness of this group of expenses is essential. This paper aims to present a survey on the topic of costs of quality management in manufacturing companies in the Czech Republic. This paper opens with a literature review that focuses on the existing cost of quality models and then focuses on empirical research results. Manufacturing companies represent the framework of this research. The research with a total of 159 respondents provides information about the real market situation. The aim was to determine the significance of costs and cost-effectiveness. The study's findings revealed that 73% of organizations quantify their quality costs completely, 21% of companies quantify their costs only partly (external costs), and 6% of companies do not. 36% of surveyed companies (42 companies) that monitor quality costs use some of the recommended models, mainly the PAF model. The research was confirmed by hypothesis 1 that companies that use some type of evidence cost of quality have lower levels of these costs.","PeriodicalId":36880,"journal":{"name":"Acta Logistica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42293791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Logistics, in the future, will be a decisive factor in the competitive struggle between organizations, economic regions and countries for value creation. The level of competence in logistics primarily determines success in this struggle. For modern companies, supply, production and distribution issues are becoming more and more relevant. It is possible to improve this process by strengthening logistic integration and coordinated interaction with external partners and between different departments within the company. Today, with the high development of technologies, it has become possible to automate not only production processes but also the movements of a person who, for one reason or another, cannot perform usual functions, in particular, to restore or replace partially or completely human limbs. This article deals with the issue of reducing logistics workers' workload. We are talking about the development of a robotic platform, namely exoskeletons, which are designed to supplement lost functions, increase human muscle strength and expand their physical capabilities, which will significantly increase the degree of worker efficiency. This article aims to optimize and facilitate workers' work by explaining the use of exoskeletons in supply and distribution logistics.
{"title":"EXOSKELETONS - ROBOTIC SUITS IMPROVING WORK IN LOGISTICS","authors":"Anna-Daniella Danko, M. Straka","doi":"10.22306/al.v9i4.332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22306/al.v9i4.332","url":null,"abstract":"Logistics, in the future, will be a decisive factor in the competitive struggle between organizations, economic regions and countries for value creation. The level of competence in logistics primarily determines success in this struggle. For modern companies, supply, production and distribution issues are becoming more and more relevant. It is possible to improve this process by strengthening logistic integration and coordinated interaction with external partners and between different departments within the company. Today, with the high development of technologies, it has become possible to automate not only production processes but also the movements of a person who, for one reason or another, cannot perform usual functions, in particular, to restore or replace partially or completely human limbs. This article deals with the issue of reducing logistics workers' workload. We are talking about the development of a robotic platform, namely exoskeletons, which are designed to supplement lost functions, increase human muscle strength and expand their physical capabilities, which will significantly increase the degree of worker efficiency. This article aims to optimize and facilitate workers' work by explaining the use of exoskeletons in supply and distribution logistics.","PeriodicalId":36880,"journal":{"name":"Acta Logistica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42367209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Every type of business is closely related to the flow processes of various types of goods. The flow process begins at the source of raw materials until it reaches the final customer. A corollary to the newly emerging challenges of both social and environmental management of increasingly complex supply chains is the issue of sustainable supply chain management. The meat industry, along with its entire supply chain, is subject to cyclical crises, with different foundations and negative effects on individual links. One of the reasons for the crises in the meat industry is the management of supply chains based primarily on economic objectives to the exclusion of social and environmental aspects. The purpose of the article is to assess the level of sustainable supply chain management in the meat industry. The research problem is to determine the involvement of meat industry companies in the various dimensions of sustainability: economic, social and environmental. Therefore, a special online survey questionnaire was created, where potential respondents representing 93 meat companies were identified and purposely selected. After receiving and verifying the completed questionnaires, 85 completely completed questionnaires were qualified for further analysis and a coding process was carried out using Excel software, then the data was imported into Statistica statistical software, where the main statistical analyses were carried out.
{"title":"SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE MEAT INDUSTRY IN POLAND","authors":"M. Kot","doi":"10.22306/al.v9i4.356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22306/al.v9i4.356","url":null,"abstract":"Every type of business is closely related to the flow processes of various types of goods. The flow process begins at the source of raw materials until it reaches the final customer. A corollary to the newly emerging challenges of both social and environmental management of increasingly complex supply chains is the issue of sustainable supply chain management. The meat industry, along with its entire supply chain, is subject to cyclical crises, with different foundations and negative effects on individual links. One of the reasons for the crises in the meat industry is the management of supply chains based primarily on economic objectives to the exclusion of social and environmental aspects. The purpose of the article is to assess the level of sustainable supply chain management in the meat industry. The research problem is to determine the involvement of meat industry companies in the various dimensions of sustainability: economic, social and environmental. Therefore, a special online survey questionnaire was created, where potential respondents representing 93 meat companies were identified and purposely selected. After receiving and verifying the completed questionnaires, 85 completely completed questionnaires were qualified for further analysis and a coding process was carried out using Excel software, then the data was imported into Statistica statistical software, where the main statistical analyses were carried out.","PeriodicalId":36880,"journal":{"name":"Acta Logistica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49361855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The relationship between openness to international trade and economic growth has been a subject of perennial controversy. This has paved the way for various theoretical and empirical investigations which has yielded inconclusive results, particularly in the case of developing countries. As a good case in point, the Moroccan economy has been subjected to a thorough analysis in order to determine and evaluate the impact of trade openness on economic growth covering the period from 1980 to 2019. To this end, the methodology adopted consists of a complementary approach of statistical and econometric tests using the ARDL bounds test of cointegration and the Toda-Yamamoto causality test. The results have shown that Morocco's openness to international trade positively impacts economic growth in the short term. Yet, it produces adverse effects in the long term, especially with the presence of bidirectional causal relationship between the two variables– i.e economic growth and international trade.
{"title":"ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF TRADE OPENNESS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE CASE OF MOROCCO","authors":"Hanane Louardy, Abdelhak Moussamir","doi":"10.22306/al.v9i4.336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22306/al.v9i4.336","url":null,"abstract":"The relationship between openness to international trade and economic growth has been a subject of perennial controversy. This has paved the way for various theoretical and empirical investigations which has yielded inconclusive results, particularly in the case of developing countries. As a good case in point, the Moroccan economy has been subjected to a thorough analysis in order to determine and evaluate the impact of trade openness on economic growth covering the period from 1980 to 2019. To this end, the methodology adopted consists of a complementary approach of statistical and econometric tests using the ARDL bounds test of cointegration and the Toda-Yamamoto causality test. The results have shown that Morocco's openness to international trade positively impacts economic growth in the short term. Yet, it produces adverse effects in the long term, especially with the presence of bidirectional causal relationship between the two variables– i.e economic growth and international trade.","PeriodicalId":36880,"journal":{"name":"Acta Logistica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48651079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
At present, innovations have a significant impact on the success of the company on the market, and in the case of their correct implementation, they represent a competitive advantage for the company, which significantly differentiates it from the competition. At the same time, we can perceive them as an essential part of business, as the market, consumers and their preferences change dynamically, and through innovations the company can respond more flexibly to these changes and thus gain an advantage over its competition. The paper is dealing with the issue of innovation and business logistics performance in the EU. To examine the relationship between innovation and business logistics performance, we used data on the Innovation Index and the Logistics Performance Index in individual EU countries. The correlation analysis was applied to assess the closeness of the statistical dependence among the investigated variables, and subsequently we applied cluster analysis to decompose the basic set of investigated objects into several relatively homogeneous subsets - clusters. The results confirm the dependence between innovation and business logistics performance in EU countries. Regarding the results of the analysis, we can state that countries with the greatest business logistics and innovation performance tend to form geographically close clusters, and this decreases with increasing geographical distance from more efficient countries.
{"title":"THE RELATIONSHIP OF INNOVATION AND THE PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS LOGISTICS IN THE EU","authors":"E. Loučanová, Miriam Olšiaková, H. Paluš","doi":"10.22306/al.v9i4.355","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22306/al.v9i4.355","url":null,"abstract":"At present, innovations have a significant impact on the success of the company on the market, and in the case of their correct implementation, they represent a competitive advantage for the company, which significantly differentiates it from the competition. At the same time, we can perceive them as an essential part of business, as the market, consumers and their preferences change dynamically, and through innovations the company can respond more flexibly to these changes and thus gain an advantage over its competition. The paper is dealing with the issue of innovation and business logistics performance in the EU. To examine the relationship between innovation and business logistics performance, we used data on the Innovation Index and the Logistics Performance Index in individual EU countries. The correlation analysis was applied to assess the closeness of the statistical dependence among the investigated variables, and subsequently we applied cluster analysis to decompose the basic set of investigated objects into several relatively homogeneous subsets - clusters. The results confirm the dependence between innovation and business logistics performance in EU countries. Regarding the results of the analysis, we can state that countries with the greatest business logistics and innovation performance tend to form geographically close clusters, and this decreases with increasing geographical distance from more efficient countries.","PeriodicalId":36880,"journal":{"name":"Acta Logistica","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49455866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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