1. "THE IMPACT OF RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE MILITARY SECURITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND"
Dominik Piękoś

In the nineteenth century, there was a significant development of rail transport in Poland. The use of rail transport by the Polish Armed Forces depends on the current situation in the country and in the world as well as on the tasks performed by military institutions. In peacetime, the railway is used mainly for the transport of troops to the area of training grounds and maneuvers. A key role during the transport of troops is also a properly planned route, taking into account the available railway infrastructure. The technical condition of the infrastructure largely affects the activities of a military nature. Adequate infrastructure affects the logistical security of own and allied troops in times of peace, crisis and war. Properly logistically secured, the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland have a fundamental impact on the country's military security.

 

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2. "ROAD SAFETY BARRIERS AND THE SAFETY OF ROAD USERS – THE ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION IN POLAND"
Szymon Rzepczyk, Jakub Majer, Maciej Obst

Road safety barriers are a basic element of the road infrastructure aimed at improving the safety of road users. Design parameters and indications for assembly are strictly regulated by the GDDKiA (General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways) guidelines in accordance with the European standards. In Poland, the most commonly used barriers are thin-walled metal sheet barriers, rope barriers, and concrete ones. The types differ in terms of technical parameters and level of security they provide. One of the purposes of installing road safety barriers is to protect road users from hitting an obstacle in the vicinity of the road, and to protect people around the accident from the effects of an uncontrolled vehicle leaving the road. The effects of a collision caused by hitting a protective road barrier depend mainly on the type of the barrier and the vehicle. The authors made a detailed and interdisciplinary analysis of data on accidents resulting from hitting a road safety barrier, comparing them with information available in the literature, combining the technical aspects of the use of barriers with a medical description of the description of typical injuries.

 

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3. "MEDIA AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF HUMANITARIAN AID"
Anna Bogucka, Patrycja Bill

The subject of the article is creating the image of local communities in the media in the context of humanitarian aid. The rationale for taking up the topic are extraordinary events and the resulting humanitarian needs as well as the media creating the image of the victims and the need to help them. The information presented by the media is a signpost for donators of humanitarian aid. They make it possible to recognize the needs of the victims and provide them with full-value assistance. The assistance provided enables the local community to readapt, and also draws attention to the situation in a given area. The article adopted the research goal of defining the role of the media in creating the image of the local community in the context of providing humanitarian aid. The research goal adopted in this way allowed for a hypothesis that the media constitute the basis for creating the image of local communities in need of humanitarian aid. Composing a social view of humanitarian aid beneficiaries appoints the media as an organ that determines the type, direction and volume of humanitarian aid. The formulated hypothesis was verified thanks to the use of research methods in the form of a case study, desk research and an analysis of the scientific literature. The article presents the media as a key area in creating the image of humanitarian aid beneficiaries.

 

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4. "EFFECTIVENESS OF ROAD EMBANKMENT REINFORCEMENT IN THE LIGHT OF MODEL TESTS ON A LABORATORY SCALE"
Zenon Zamiar, Andrzej Surowiecki

The subject of the article concerns road embankments made of reinforced soil. The results of the analysis of the effectiveness of the reinforcement of these structures as a function of selected variable factors concerning the soil medium and the parameters of reinforcement inserts are given. The efficiency analysis was carried out on the basis of measurements of the horizontal unit pressure made on a physical model of a soil massif with a vertical wall of reinforced soil. The large-scale model was constructed on a laboratory scale. The article ends with a summary containing conclusions of a cognitive and practical nature.

 

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5. "THE ANALYSIS OF THE LEVEL OF IMPLEMENTATION OF INDUSTRY 4.0 SOLUTIONS IN EUROPEAN COMPANIES"
Iryna Prokopiuk

The new challenges faced by companies in the 21st century require great flexibility and innovation. The fourth industrial revolution drives the development of the global market, and its solutions bring many benefits to companies, e.g. lowering operating costs, increasing the efficiency of information and inventory management, they also give the opportunity to quickly respond to changing customer needs. The study presents selected technologies used by European companies in the era of Industry 4.0 and the analysis of the current state in the context of the level of individual technologies in the EU countries. The analysis concerns large companies and the SME sector.

 

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6. "CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN AN ENTERPRISE IN CONTEMPORARY CONDITIONS OF THE WORLD ECONOMY"
Marcela Banaszkiewicz, Grzegorz Pilarski

The events related to the armed conflict in Ukraine undoubtedly have an impact on the image of the modern world economy. As a consequence, it forces the enterprise to implement specific actions related to change management, which should be a response to the changing environment, in this case based on changes in the security environment. On the basis of the conducted research, the authors emphasize that due to the interruption of the supply chain, forced changes in the TFL sector, the social impact and the social role of enterprises, the preparation of change management plans is a complicated and difficult task facing modern enterprises. In this article, the authors draw attention to the multifaceted nature of this phenomenon.

 

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7. "THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE IMPLEMENTED INVENTORY MANAGEMENT METHOD - CASE STUDY OF A MANUFACTURING COMPANY"
Paulina Skalik-Lubieniecka

One of the basic factors influencing the functioning of production enterprises is the correct inventory management. There are many methods that have been analysed and improved in recent years, but they often differ from company practices. In addition, technological development that allows for production support forces enterprises to take specific actions in the area of warehouses and inventory management. The article presents considerations on selected aspects of inventory management and analyses this element in a selected company. An analysis of the purchases of strategic raw materials in the last months in connection with the invasion of Ukraine and the reduced availability of production materials was also presented.

 

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