The primary focus of research carried out as part of the Chair’s statutory activities is „The use of the simulation method to optimize the design and improvement of processes in the logistics supply chain.” This research aims to analyze the scope of tasks, problems, and decisions relevant to logistic processes, including the development of solutions and implementation plans which require optimization and risk reduction using computer-based simulation methods.
Furthermore, this project aims to use the simulation method for non-invasive flow optimization and improvement of the functional variants of business processes in logistic supply chains using simulators developed for that purpose.
In addition, the Chair conducts research and prepares expert opinions for the industry and logistics sector, carried out by individual researchers. The activities focus on:
- The return system and customer service management in B2C relations; under the leadership of Kateryna Lysenko Ryba, Ph.D.
- Identification and mapping of key business processes related to the implementation of innovations, their modification, and optimization; under the leadership of Grzegorz Wróbel, Ph.D.
Contact: gwrobel@wsiz.edu.pl
Research financed from the subsidy of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education:
Pro-environmental awareness of consumers during returns
Project Manager: Kateryna Lysenko-Ryba, Ph.D. klysenko@wsiz.edu.pl
The aim of the project is to study the pro-environmental awareness of consumers during consumer returns. The following sub-objectives were formulated for the study:
C1. To investigate the pro-environmental attitude of consumers towards unreasonable returns of goods, resulting from the current law.
C2. To explore consumer views on sustainable reusable packaging that makes it easier and cheaper to return goods.
C3. Propose solutions in this area that will influence decisions on more informed returns.
Implementation period: 2024-2026
Risk management in global supply chains under conditions of armed conflict
Project Manager: Marharyta Reveniuk, M.Sc. mreveniuk@wsiz.edu.pl
The purpose of this project will be to identify risks to the operation of global supply chains as a consequence of increasing armed conflicts.
Based on the objective, hypotheses have been formulated:
H1 – Armed conflicts disrupt JIT type models.
H2 – The longer the supply chain, the more severe the effects of armed conflicts.
H3 – As global armed conflicts intensify, the importance of diversification of supply sources increases.
H4 – Armed conflicts increase the importance of supply chain risk management.
Implementation period: 2024-2027
Application of the simulation method to optimize the design and improvement of processes in the logistics supply chain
Project Manager: Grzegorz Wróbel, Ph.D. gwrobel@wsiz.edu.pl
The aim of the project is to analyze the scope of tasks, problems and decisions in logistics processes whose implementation, solution and undertaking requires optimization and reduction of risk using the simulation method.
Period of implementation: 2018–2020
