The principal task of national healthcare systems is to provide health services that are safe, accessible, high-quality and people-oriented. To ensure the continuity of healthcare, support activities related to patient transfer and logistics are necessary. Effective implementation of transport processes is a factor affecting the possibility of medical intervention, in terms of both planned and life-saving care. The reliability of the healthcare supply chain is a key factor in patient health. In our research, we have used the method of a single case study of a public regional hospital in Poland providing comprehensive medical services. The aim of the research is to identify the factors that affect the reliability of the healthcare supply chain in relation to the interhospital air transport of patients. Our qualitative research using process mapping reveals what factors affect the reliability of interhospital medical air transport. The analysis of 100 interhospital medical air transport cases has allowed us to create a general procedure related to the movement of patients between the facilities of the healthcare system in Poland. Our research shows that the key factor of reliability is the coherent and integrated cooperation of institutions involved in transport processes.

Sustainable development counteracts climate change and strives for a good quality of life. It is a development based on economic, social and environmental goals which should be evaluated. Environmental taxes have to ensure enterprises’ development follows sustainability principles. The basis of environmental taxes is a physical unit of harmful substance emissions with a proven negative impact on the environment. The article’s main objective is to assess the impact of environmental taxes (Envtax) on the sustainable development of the transportation and storage enterprises (Susd) (NACE Rev. 2: H) from 2008 to 2018. We created integrated indicators of sustainable development and its components, single-equation and multi-equation models (the OLS estimation) and Model Autoregressive Moving Average with eXogenous (ARMAX) to verify the research hypothesis. The research results indicate that energy (Entax t), transport (Trtax) and pollution taxes (Poltax) from current and previous period significantly affect the development of transportation and storage enterprises within sustainability principles (economic: Ed, social: Sd, and environmental: Envd). There is a strong variation in the strength and direction of the impact of environmental taxes on the development of the transportation and storage enterprises following sustainability principles in Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, and Slovenia from 2008 to 2018. The results indicate that taxes are not effectively used and that implementing reforms in the European Union in this area is the right direction.

W pracy zaprezentowano wybrane aspekty zagadnień globalizacyjnych i konkurencyjnych zachodzących na rynkach Unii Europejskiej. Głównym celem pracy jest zaprezentowanie i krótka analiza wybranych programów i projektów unijnych oraz przedstawienie efektów ich wdrożenia w polskich przedsiębiorstwach. Projekty i programy dotyczą przede wszystkim zatrudnienia pracowników w przedsiębiorstwach, czyli aktywizacji zawodowej osób. W ostatniej części pracy dokonano analizy statystycznej dotyczącej dostępu do rynku pracy we wszystkich województwach w Polsce. Analizy tej dokonano w aspekcie zrównoważonego rozwoju przede wszystkim w sensie społecznym. Autorzy przedstawili regiony, które najlepiej prowadzą politykę zrównoważonego rozwoju.

Usługi transportowe w działalności przedsiębiorstw stanowią ważne zagadnienie. Ranga problemu wynika z postępującej globalizacji i wzrostu konkurencyjności przedsiębiorstw. Przedsiębiorstwa poszukują przedsięwzięć, które umożliwią poprawę konkurencyjności. U podstaw nowych kreatywnych rozwiązań znajdują się modele biznesowe, umożliwiające z jednej strony określenie podstawowych uwarunkowań ich budowy, z drugiej strony natomiast wyznaczają cel działania przedsiębiorstw w zakresie usług transportowych. Cel powyższy formułowany jest w ujęciu strategicznym. Wymagania strategiczne można odzwierciedlić w modelach matematycznych, które w sposób sformalizowany opisują relacje występujące w procesach biznesowych. Dla ilustracji problemów usług transportowych przedstawiono ich strukturę w Unii Europejskiej oraz ocenę centrów logistycznych w tym zakresie w wybranych krajach unijnych.

Inventory control is one of the key areas of research in logistics. Using the SCOPUS database, we have processed 9,829 articles on inventory control using triangulation of statistical methods and machine learning. We have proven the usefulness of the proposed statistical method and Graph Attention Network (GAT) architecture for determining trend-setting keywords in inventory control research. We have demonstrated the changes in the research conducted between 1950 and 2021 by presenting the evolution of keywords in articles. A novelty of our research is the applied approach to bibliometric analysis using unsupervised deep learning. It allows to identify the keywords that determined the high citation rate of the article. The theoretical framework for the intellectual structure of research proposed in the studies on inventory control is general and can be applied to any area of knowledge.

Objective: The paper addresses innovation as a vital issue in management. The meaning of innovation is analysed in knowledge management and business strategy. The intention of the article is to present the innovation issue from the model perspective and to illustrate the mentioned matters based on research results. Research Design & Methods: The research problem was how to apply innovation in a decision-making model and describing the determinants of its implementation. Findings: The findings help address a number of results. The study tests a decision-making model, collaboration between managers in enterprises, and their support for innovation. Implications / Recommendations: When making decisions, enterprises must account for problems brought about by innovation in their current operations and strategy. Unfortunately, upwards of 40% of enterprises do not cooperate with research and development organisations. Further research will be required to understand why not. Contribution: This study has a range of implications for innovation researchers. It argues for increased attention to the decision-making process in the context of organisational innovation.