HORIZONTAL INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN POLAND

The paper presents industiral policy as a part of economic policies inEuropean Union countries with special emphasis on Polish horizontal industial policy.The horizontal initiatives in the areas identified as critical for development ofcompetitiveness of Polish industry are presented as well as researches on state aid valuesto industry in general and horizontal approach.industiral policy, industry development, state aid

INVESTMENTS IN IRON AND STELL INDUSTRY SECTION IN POLAND UNDER GLOBALIZATION CONDITIONS

Globalization processes set new tasks in front of modern companies and creatednew opportunities for their development. The functioning of metallurgy enterprises underglobalization conditions requires systematic changes that enable an increase of companiescompetitiveness on the market. Significant changes in foundries activities cause investmentventures. Particular intensification of development activities could be noticed duringprivatization of state enterprises and consolidation of iron and steel section in Poland. Thoseprocesses were additionally intensified by business cycle and demand on steel products.investments, globalization, mergers and takeovers of companies, iron and steel industry

PROCESS SIMULATION IN SUPPLY CHAIN USING LOGWARE SOFTWARE

The authors present basis of simulation usage in managerial decisionsupport focusing on the supply chain processes. In the beginning the need for simulationis presented, then advantages and disadvantages of simulation experiments and thesimulation tools juxtaposition. Finally the chances of supply chain process simulationusing Logware software are presented.simulation, supply chain