An analysis of the importance of information for the planning and running the production in wood industry companies

V lesni industriji ločimo tri tipe proizvodenj: kosovno, serijsko in masovno. V raziskavi smo ugotavljali, katere informacije so ključne za uspešno planiranje in vodenje posamezne vrste proizvodnje. Potrdili smo hipotezo, da ima vsaka od omenjenih vrst proizvodnje svoje specifičnosti in zato so tudi vrste informacij, ki so potrebne za odločanje v posameznih proizvodnjah, različno pomembne. Rezultati raziskave, opravljene v dvanajstih slovenskih lesnih podjetjih, prikazujejo, katere so tiste informacije, ki so pri odločitvi v zvezi s planiranjem in vodenjem proizvodnje najpomembnejše. Izsledke raziskave bi bilo smiselno upoštevati pri postavitvi informacijskih sistemov v lesnih podjetjih.In wood industry, three types of production are known: piecework, serial and mass production. The presented research attempted to determine which information was crucial for successful planning and running of an individual type of production. We confirmed the supposition that each of the mentioned types of production has its own specifics and that the sets of information necessary for decision-making in an individual type of production are therefore of different importance. The results of the research performed in twelve Slovenian wood industry companies show that the information is of the utmost importance for decision-making as far as planning and running the production is concerned. It would be quiet reasonable to take into account the results of the research when setting up information system in wood industry companies

Model za ocjenjivanje radijskih oglasa o prodaji drvnih proizvoda

Timber companies must continually strive to improve or at least maintain their market share. There are several methods to achieve this, and advertising is one of them. When timber companies make decisions about advertising, many of them choose radio advertising instead of television advertising, because it is less expensive. Companies should prepare advertisements that consumers will find attractive and appealing. To achieve this, they must take into account a number of criteria, as well as the fact that some of them are more important than the others. In this paper, the AHP analysis was used to determine the opinion of market professionals about the importance of criteria in radio advertising of timber products. Based on the results, a model for evaluating radio advertisements was developed and tested with random respondents, who evaluated a sample radio advertisement of timber companies.Tvrtke za preradu drva moraju stalno nastojati poboljšati ili barem zadržati svoj tržišni udio. Postoji nekoliko načina da se to postigne, među kojima je i oglašavanje. Kad tvrtke za preradu drva odlučuju o oglašavanju, više će se njih odlučiti za radijsko nego za televizijsko oglašavanje, jer su radijski oglasi jeftiniji. Tvrtke trebaju pripremiti oglase koji će potrošačima biti atraktivni i koji će im se svidjeti. Stoga moraju uzeti u obzir niz kriterija, kao i činjenicu da su neki kriteriji važniji od drugih. U radu je primijenjena AHP analiza kako bi se utvrdilo mišljenje tržišnih profesionalaca o važnosti kriterija u radijskom oglašavanju drvnih proizvoda. Na temelju rezultata razvijen je model vrednovanja radijskih oglasa te je ispitan na slučajnom uzorku ispitanika koji su ocijenili uzorak radijskih oglasa tvrtki za preradu drva

Metodologija proučavanja ekološke kvalitete namještaja

Decisions for environment-friendly production and environmentally acceptable products are becoming a necessity and one of very important objectives of timber companies next to already existing economic criteria. Individual products and their manufacture have different infl uences on the pollution of the environment. Therefore it is necessary to determine the ecological quality of individual products, which means analyzing their ecological suitability during their life cycle. In our research we developed the methodology for establishing the ecological quality of furniture, based on three scientific methods: the method of life cycle analysis, ABC analysis, modified for our case, and the multi-criteria decision-making method. We analyzed the ecological quality of three kitchens of a well-known manufacturer. The results of the research are the basis for developing an optimal business strategy from the viewpoint of determining a production assortment. The used methodology is also suitable for studying other furniture products and for accepting optimal environmentally acceptable decisions in wood companies.Odabir ekološke proizvodnje i ekološki prihvatljivih proizvoda, osim već postojećih ekonomskih kriterija, postaju nužnost i jedan od vrlo važnih ciljeva drvnoprerađivačkih tvrtki. Pojedini proizvodi i njihova proizvodnja imaju različite utjecaje na onečišćenje okoliša. Stoga je potrebno utvrditi ekološku kvalitetu pojedinih proizvoda, što znači analizirati njihove ekološke pogodnosti tijekom njihova životnog ciklusa. U ovom je istraživanju utemeljena metodologija utvrđivanja ekološke kvalitete namještaja, koja se temelji na tri znanstvene metode: metodi životnog ciklusa proizvoda, ABC analizi koja je modificirana za tu metodologiju i na metodi multikriterijskog odlučivanja. Analizirana je ekološka kvaliteta triju kuhinja poznatog proizvođača. Rezultati istraživanja osnova su za izgradnju optimalne poslovne strategije sa stajališta određivanja proizvodnog asortimana. Metodologija kojom smo se koristili također je pogodna za proučavanje ostalih vrsta namještaja i za donošenje optimalnih ekološki prihvatljivih odluka u drvnim poduzećima

Vpliv razvoja poslovne informatike na poslovanje slovenskih lesnoindustrijskih podjetjih

The rapid development of business informatics is greatly influencing (global) business environment formation, while informatisation of business has, at the same time, a significant impact on assuring adapted business operations due tothis (changeable) environment. Informatics is closely connected with almost every (business) field in companies. Thus, the theoretical analysis in the article shows business (and production) informatics course of development and its impact on business operations in (also) Slovenian wood industry companies.A practical analysis in those companies was made with the aid of theopinion pool method in the years 2000 in 2003. The major deficiencies were established first of all in the (contentual) coverage of business processes bythe information system. However, information technology in these companies seems to be relatively up-to-date. According to those (established) deficiencies, possible solutions were indicated to solve the current situationin Slovenian wood industry companies, which was one of the main objectives of the performed research.Nagli razvoj poslovne informatike ima velik vpliv na oblikovanje (globalnega) poslovnega okolja, hkrati pa informatizacija poslovanja pomembno vpliva na zagotavljanje temu (spremenljivemu) okolju prilagojenega poslovanja. Informatika je tesno povezana praktično z vsemi (poslovnimi) področji v podjetjih. V prispevku smo s teoretično analizo ugotovili smernice razvoja poslovne (in proizvodne) informatike in njihov vpliv na poslovanje (tudi) slovenskih lesnoindustrijskih podjetij. Iz analize stanja v teh podjetjih, ki smo jo opravljali s pomočjo metode klasičnega vprašalnika v letih 2000 in 2003, smo ugotovili večje pomanjkljivosti predvsem pri (vsebinski) informacijski podprtosti poslovnega procesa, medtem ko je informacijska tehnologija v teh podjetjih razmeroma sodobna. Glede na te pomanjkljivosti smopoiskali in nakazali možne rešitve trenutnega stanja v teh podjetjih, kar je bil tudi eden izmed ciljev te raziskave

Intuitivno odločanje v modelu celostne zasnove odločanja

V raziskavi smo oblikovali model celostne zasnove odločanja, ki integrira dobre lastnosti sodobnih pristopov, pri čemer smo v model vgradili tudi intuitivno odločanje. S pomočjo analize, ki je bila opravljena v dvanajstih lesnoindustrijskih podjetjih v Sloveniji smo proučevali, na osnovi česa se managerji v slovenskih lesnoindustrijskih podjetjih odločajo in kakšno je njihovo poznavanje možnosti uporabe intuicije pri odločanju. Primerjava dobljenih rezultatov s trendi na področju odločanja v svetu je pokazala, da jeproces odločanja v lesnoindustrijskih podjetjih v Sloveniji dokaj konzervativen in da se lahko z dodatnim izobraževanjem sedanjega managementa procesi odločanja bistveno izboljšajo.A model of integral decision-making scheme is presented, combining positive attributes of contemporary approaches. Intuitive decision-making was integrated into the model as well. With the aid of analysis carried out in twelve wood industry enterprises in Slovenia, we tried to establish on what basis the managers of Slovene woodprocessing firms make their decisions and what is their knowledge as far as the possibility of using intuition in decision-making is concerned. A comparison of the obtained results with the current world trends in the sphere of decision-making has shown that the process of decision-making in Slovene woodworking companies is fairly conservative and that with additional training of the existing management the decision-making processes could be substantially improved

Setup time reduction on four-side planing machine with the SMED method

Zaradi čedalje hitrejšega naraščanja raznolikosti proizvodov in manjšanja velikosti izdelavnih serij je skrajšanje nastavitvenih časov na strojih ključnega pomena za dobičkonosnost podjetja. V članku smo obravnavali problem dolgih nastavitvenih časov na strojih v lesnoindustrijskem podjetju in možnosti za reševanje tega problema z metodo SMED. Kot primer smo analizirali skrajšanje nastavitvenega časa na štiristranskem skobeljnem stroju.Due to the rapidly increasing diversity of products and smaller batch sizes, the setup time reduction is of crucial importance for the profitability of a company. The article deals with the problem of long setup times in a wood company and possibilities for the solution with the SMED method. On a practical case, the setup time reduction on four-side planing machine was analysed

Consumption of woody biomass in industry, commercial, and public facilities in Serbia: Present state and possible contribution to the share of renewable sources in final energy consumption

This paper is the continuation of the presentation of results obtained in comprehensive researches of woody biomass consumption in Serbia conducted as a part of the TCP/FAO project “Wood energy for sustainable rural development”. The previous paper (No. 3, 2011) showed results of wood fuels consumption for households heating and this paper shows their consumption for the needs of industry, commercial and public facilities. Research results show that total consumption of woody biomass in Serbia in 2010 was 7.41 million m3, out of which 7.03 million m3 was in the form of roundwood and 0.38 million m3 was in the form of wood residue from industry. The biggest consumers of woody biomass (roundwood, chips, residues) are households with the participation of 86.54%, followed by the production of wood-based panels with 4.47% and energy production for own purposes of wood processing companies with 2.96%. Compared to the officially registered consumption in energy balance in the amount of 0.281 Mtoe, actual consumption of wood energy in Serbia in 2010 was 1.37 Mtoe or 4.9 times higher. Participation of wood energy in final energy consumption in Serbia was 57,300 TJ or 13.6% in 2010. Current use of wood energy substitutes imports of light heating oil in the value of 1.3 billion € or 650 million € in the case of natural gas substituting. Use of wood fuel prevented emissions of about 7 million tonnes of CO2 from fossil fuels

Entrepreneurship in wood economy and a proposition for an entrepreneurial model

Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial activity of the population are of key importance for economic development, creation of new jobs and rise of the public welfare level. Some general researches (for example GEM - Global Entrepreneurship Monitor) showed that the entrepreneurial potential in Slovenia has not been completely maximized. Considering the findings from the research into entrepreneurship in wood economy we can claim the same also for the domain of wood, since we discovered numerous opportunities that are not being used at the moment. Research was made in small wood-industry companies with the help of questionnaires. On the basis of the established facts, a modern, future and development-orientated entrepreneurial model was elaborated, which is based on internal and external factors of entrepreneurship efficiency. Entrepreneurial activity is based on constant, planned and goal orientated learning and transfer (and use) of this knowledge in the business process