Patrik Richnák is an assistant professor at the Department of Production Management and Logistics - University of Economics in Bratislava. He is currently the project leader grant -VEGA, No. 1/0375/20 – New dimension in the development of production management and logistics under the influence of Industry 4.0 in enterprises in Slovakia. In the previous two years, he was the leader of 2 projects. Patrik Richnák reviews articles in several domestic and foreign journals. He has registered more than 100 papers in the Slovak Economic Library, which have been published at domestic and foreign conferences and in domestic and foreign journals. The subject of his scientific activities is logistics, supply chain management, production management. In projects, he explores new innovative solutions to problems that have not yet been explored. For more than 4 years he has been participating in the preparation of a professional logistics conference in Slovakia.