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The purpose of this article is to indicate the impact of the pattern resulting from the provisions of the European Charter of Local Self-Government on the institution of public consultation in Poland. This form of public participation, optional as to its results, has been present…

Combining two or more means of transport is an opportunity to achieve greater energy savings when transporting goods over longer routes. Depending on the type of transport branches involved in intermodal transport, there are three basic variants of intermodal transport: land-sea container transport, rail-road transport,…

The purpose of this article is to identify the role of dynamic capabilities in newly innovative firms and present their impact on new ventures’ survival and growth. The study is of a empirical type. The research method is a multiple-case study based on 10 cases.…

The purpose of the article is to identify the main drivers and types of bioplastic-related risk and to explore the multi-stakeholder collaboration potential for managing this risk in food bio-packaging supply chains. The use of bioplastics in the economy is becoming an important issue from…

The technology for producing high-quality re-granulate from the company's own, printed film production waste in a closed circle, is discussed. The closed-circuit production process ensures the processing and re-use of 100% of own waste, generated in the enterprise. A prototype of an automated, innovative production…

The priority for transport is to ensure the maximum level of security and this is only possible if all obligated traffic participants (shippers, carriers, consignees) meet the standards arising from the provisions of the law on the carriage of goods. The research problem concerns the…

Occupational accidents constitute a serious social and economic problem, causing physical and psychological pain of the casualties and their families, as well as financial losses. This article concentrates on indicating the differences in the structure of occupational accidents between different regions of the country, using…

 Human capital plays a crucial role in the management of local government units.  The article presents the impact of human capital management - gender quotas on the financing of local government units - municipal, county, provincial councils. The topic of gender quotas in local government…

Covid-19 pandemic crisis hit seriously the entire mega-logistics sector, particularly affecting the global container shipping one. However, due to its favorable market conditions, as well as thanks to adopted at that time by container shipping carriers short- and medium-term strategies, focused on survival through development,…

The paper focuses on the possibility of using simulations in supply chain management. Specifically, the simulation of logistics technology cross-docking, i.e. transhipment without warehousing, is investigated. The paper examines the suitability of the simulation software Simul8 (Professional version) for modeling a cross-docking center. After theoretical…