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Denis Jelačić - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Improvements to the Production Management System of Wood-Processing in Small and Medium Enterprises in Southeast Europe
Bioresources, 2017Co-Authors: Marko Dušak, Denis Jelačić, Andreja Pirc Barčić, Renata NovakovaAbstract:Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) make up over 99% of all industrial enterprises in southeast Europe. A similar percentage of SMEs can be found within southeast Europe’s Wood-Processing and furniture manufacturing companies. This research aimed to investigate the current situation in the production management systems of SMEs in Wood-Processing companies in select Southeast European countries and to suggest possible improvements according to the results. A total of 30 small and medium companies from different countries in the region were surveyed to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of their production management systems. This research aimed to propose a model to create better systems within SMEs in the Wood-Processing branch and, therefore, achieve better production and business results. In addition, a total of 10 experts who work with management systems in Wood-Processing from the examined countries were surveyed with the same purpose. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) analysis of experts’ opinions showed that the managers in small and medium enterprises for Wood-Processing and furniture manufacturing should pay the most attention to the conditions of the market, promotion, marketing, range of products, and product quality.
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Motivating Employees in a Wood Processing Company before and after Restructuring
Bioresources, 2016Co-Authors: Josip Faletar, Denis Jelačić, Mariana Sedliačiková, Anamarija Jazbec, Iveta HajdúchováAbstract:This research analyzed the motivating and demotivating factors amongst employees in a Wood Processing and furniture manufacturing company. Research was conducted over the year 2010, during the time of a full economic crisis and before the restructuring of the company was done. Analysis also was conducted in 2014, during the beginning of the economic recovery and after the restructuring of the company. Research was conducted with a survey using a questionnaire containing six questions with multiple choice statements. The questions were closed-ended, and respondents used the Likert four-level scale of importance for each statement. A total of 180 employees were surveyed, and results were statistically processed by using the χ2- test and cluster analysis. This study established that the motivation factors most important to employees in a company are significantly different during the time of an economic crisis, and in the period of economic recovery, i.e. before and after restructuring of the company. Employees were most concerned about physiological needs in the time of a crisis, whereas in the time of an economic recovery, employees consider social needs to be of more importance. Also, employees consider psychological circumstances of work to be more important in the year 2014 than in the year 2010. Employees’ overall motivation can be linked to higher efficiency and higher quality production and business results, and such research should be conducted more often.
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Parameters for production management system of Wood Processing SME's in Croatia
2016Co-Authors: Marko Dušak, Denis JelačićAbstract:Small and medium enterprises (SME's) make over 99 % of all industrial enterprises in Croatia. Very similar percentage of SME's can be found within Croatian Wood Processing and furniture manufacturing companies. The aim of this research was to establish the actual situation in production management systems of SME's in Croatian Wood Processing. Total of 30 small and medium companies from different areas of Croatia were surveyed trying to establish the advantages and problems in their production management systems, with the goal to propose the model to create better systems within SME's in Croatian Wood Processing branch, which could help companies to achieve better production and business results. Because of the small number of employees, they are not able to meet all of the conditions and to implement all the parameters they would like to. So, they concentrate to those parameters they consider are the most important – product price, product quality, customer demands, fast delivery of finished product.
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Evaluation of Investment Management and Business Performance in Wood Processing Industry in Slovakia
Drvna Industrija, 2015Co-Authors: Martina Merková, Josef Drabek, Denis JelačićAbstract:The aim of this paper was to analyze certain parameters of investment measurement and management of companies in Slovakia, especially in Wood Processing industry compared with other industrial sectors. Statistical analysis was made of relationships between investment trends and performance given by the indicator Return on Equity. The goal was to identify differences in investment management of analyzed industries and consequently defi ne relevant determinants as critical areas with the impact on performance of Wood Processing companies. In the results of research, special interest is focused on crucial investments with the emphasis on the preparation of investment projects.
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Position of Wood Processing and furniture manufacturing promotion in Croatian media
2015Co-Authors: Marko Dušak, Denis JelačićAbstract:Wood Processing and furniture manufacturing is among the important industrial sectors in Croatia. Its share in Croatian export and in GDP is placing that industrial sector among those which should be part of the national strategy plans. But media coverage of Wood Processing and furniture manufacturing in Croatia is far behind the promotion of other industrial branches. This paper will give the current situation and trends in promotional activites of Wood sector in Croatian media in last 10 years. Also, it will present some ideas on improving that situation according to media share of other highly profiled industrial branches.
Mika Sillanpaa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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optimized removal of oxytetracycline and cadmium from contaminated waters using chemically activated and pyrolyzed biochars from forest and Wood Processing residues
Bioresource Technology, 2017Co-Authors: Aylin Aghababaei, Mohamed Chaker Ncibi, Mika SillanpaaAbstract:Abstract In the present investigation, the adsorptive removal of the antibiotic drug oxytetracycline (OTC) and toxic heavy metal cadmium (Cd) from aqueous solution was carried out using forest and Wood-Processing residues. Numerous biochars were prepared using different chemical agents (H 3 PO 4 , H 2 SO 4 , NaOH and KOH) and pyrolysis times and temperatures. Several elemental, chemical and structural characterizations were performed. The optimum conditions for pyrolysis to enable the production of biochars with well-developed porosity was 600 °C for 1 h, for both residues. The adsorption process using selected activated biochars was optimized with respect to reaction time, pH, temperature and initial load of pollutants. Under optimized operating conditions, and based on equilibrium modelling data, the biochars which showed the highest removal efficiencies of OTC and cadmium were “5 M H 3 PO 4 forest” (263.8 mg/g) and “1 M NaOH forest” (79.30 mg/g), respectively. Compared to adsorbents reported in the literature, the efficiencies of those biochars are highly competitive.
Mariana Sedliačiková - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Performance of processes in quality management of Wood-Processing enterprises
Global Journal of Business Economics and Management: Current Issues, 2018Co-Authors: Mariana Sedliačiková, Jarmila Klementová, Mária MoresováAbstract:A measuring and evaluating of quality are critical factors that are responsible for customer satisfaction. The article deals with the issue of measuring and evaluating of processes` performance in quality management of Slovak Wood-Processing enterprises. A questionnaire method was used at primary level of information gathering. The questionnaire targeted 300 most significant Slovak Wood-Processing enterprises. It was found out that the most common methods of measuring and evaluating of processes` performance in quality management of Slovak Wood-Processing enterprises are universal indicators of process performance, indicators for measurement of production and non-production processes and benchmarking. Conversely, the least used methods are EFQM, Six Sigma and process controlling of quality. Based on the analysis of primary and secondary sources, a model for measuring and evaluating of processes` performance in the quality management system for small and medium as for large Wood-Processing enterprises was proposed. © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Peer-review under responsibility of Academic World Research and Education Center. Keywords: Quality management; Processes; Performance; Wood-Processing enterprises; Model
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How Customers of Small and Medium Wood-Processing Slovak Enterprises Perceive a Green Product
Bioresources, 2018Co-Authors: Denisa Malá, Mariana Sedliačiková, Dana BenčikováAbstract:Differentiating and ecologizing of products have gained an increasing amount of importance, and green logistics has achieved an irreplaceable position as an important tool for competitiveness. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in this case Wood-Processing enterprises, can achieve this position through the innovation of green products. Based on the results of research focused on finding out how customers perceive green Wood products, the objective of this work is to propose possible ways to implement green products in Wood-Processing SMEs in Slovakia, while taking into account the requirements of customers related to green products. The research was evaluated by methods of testing the statistical hypothesis (binomial test, Chi-square test, Friedman test, and Wilcoxon test), descriptive statistics, and data visualization. The survey revealed that primary reasons why customers of Wood-Processing SMEs do not buy green Wood products is their high price and an insufficient amount of available information about them. In addition to the price, respondents mainly take the quality and safety of the products into account when making purchases. Based on the analysis performed, three basic green strategies focused on product innovation are proposed for consideration by Wood-Processing SMEs in Slovakia and elsewhere.
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Green Logistics in Slovak Small and Medium Wood-Processing Enterprises
Bioresources, 2017Co-Authors: Denisa Malá, Mariana Sedliačiková, Alena Kaščáková, Dana Benčiková, Katarína Vavrová, Miloš BikárAbstract:Current approaches in logistics are focused on sustainable development of enterprises and society. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in this case Wood-Processing enterprises, can achieve this goal by implementing green logistics strategies in business practice. The main objective of this paper is to propose an algorithm for the implementation of green logistics activities in Wood-Processing SMEs, through a survey aimed at analyzing the accelerators and barriers to implementation in business practice. The research has been evaluated via methods of testing the statistical hypothesis (binomial test, Chi-squared, Friedman test, Wilcoxon test), methods of descriptive statistics, and data visualization. The survey found that one of the most significant determinants for implementing green logistics activities in a Wood-Processing enterprise is a decrease in cost. Based on the performed analysis, a model for the implementation of green logistics activities for Wood-Processing SMEs was proposed that includes appropriate activities that ensure the sustainable development of Wood-Processing SMEs in Slovakia.
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Motivating Employees in a Wood Processing Company before and after Restructuring
Bioresources, 2016Co-Authors: Josip Faletar, Denis Jelačić, Mariana Sedliačiková, Anamarija Jazbec, Iveta HajdúchováAbstract:This research analyzed the motivating and demotivating factors amongst employees in a Wood Processing and furniture manufacturing company. Research was conducted over the year 2010, during the time of a full economic crisis and before the restructuring of the company was done. Analysis also was conducted in 2014, during the beginning of the economic recovery and after the restructuring of the company. Research was conducted with a survey using a questionnaire containing six questions with multiple choice statements. The questions were closed-ended, and respondents used the Likert four-level scale of importance for each statement. A total of 180 employees were surveyed, and results were statistically processed by using the χ2- test and cluster analysis. This study established that the motivation factors most important to employees in a company are significantly different during the time of an economic crisis, and in the period of economic recovery, i.e. before and after restructuring of the company. Employees were most concerned about physiological needs in the time of a crisis, whereas in the time of an economic recovery, employees consider social needs to be of more importance. Also, employees consider psychological circumstances of work to be more important in the year 2014 than in the year 2010. Employees’ overall motivation can be linked to higher efficiency and higher quality production and business results, and such research should be conducted more often.
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Improving the Performance of Small and Medium Wood-Processing Enterprises
Bioresources, 2015Co-Authors: Mariana Sedliačiková, Iveta Hajdúchová, Peter Kristofik, Igor Viszlai, Milan GaffAbstract:This paper investigates the financial aspects of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Slovak Wood-Processing industry. The aim of the survey was to determine the level of understanding and implementation of financial controlling, and to identify its potential for future implementation. The survey revealed a low level of understanding and implementation of this tool in Slovak Wood-Processing SMEs, because the use of all analyzed instruments of financial controlling was in small enterprises in a range of 15% and in medium-sized enterprises up to 40%. However, medium-sized enterprises were substantially more equipped than small enterprises at applying and recognizing the benefits of financial controlling. Based on the results of this research, the framework for a standardized model of financial controlling for Slovak Wood-Processing SMEs was proposed, as a practical way of improving company performance models.
Mattias Nordqvist - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Governance Structures in Competition : Strategic Networks and Trade Associations in the Wood Processing Sector
2009Co-Authors: Anders Melander, M Lundgren, Mattias NordqvistAbstract:Governance Structures in Competition : Strategic Networks and Trade Associations in the Wood Processing Sector
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Governance Forms in Competition : Business Networks and Trade Associations in the Wood Processing Sector
2009Co-Authors: Anders Melander, Mattias Nordqvist, Leif MelinAbstract:Governance Forms in Competition : Business Networks and Trade Associations in the Wood Processing Sector
Lin Weifu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Status of Rubber-Wood Processing and Utilization in Hainan Province
Chinese Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 2010Co-Authors: Lin WeifuAbstract:Rubber-Wood are available from rubber plantation when replanted about 25 to 30 years after tapping because commercial latex yield is unavailable.Rubber-Wood was previously valueless because the felled trees were used as fuel Wood,but since 1980s it became one of the most popular timber resources for making furniture in Hainan Province.In this article,status of rubber-Wood resources,rubber-Wood Processing and utilization technologies such as sawmilling,preserving and drying in Hainan Province of China are reviewed.Suggestions for further research and development of rubber-Wood Processing and utilization are put forward.
