22 / 2 / 2010

LOGISTICS OF QUALITY AND ITS RELEVANCE TO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Ing. Michal Salaj

In this paper, we define the term logistics of quality and its role in supply chain to understand the effect of increased emphasis of companies and organizations on supply chain management, on the practice of quality management and their correlated impact on society and environment.

 

22 / 2 / 2010

NEW

Ing. Michal Salaj

This paper is concerned about new employee roles that are emerging in the world of Lean manufacturing concepts and SixSigma optimization approaches. The need for behavioral breakthrough process in thinkingof employees is a necessary step for further evolution of any organization and society. This paper is trying to grasp main ideas behind this evolutionary change and why it is necessary to happen.

 

23 / 1 / 2010

THE EMERGENCE OF NEW VALUE CHAIN HIERARCHIES: NEW CHALLENGES FOR SOFT COMPUTING IN THE WORLD OF EMERGING COMPLEXITY

Ing. Michal Salaj

This paper is concerned about phase transition that is currently happening in supply chain managements all over the world, and will bring us to a whole new world of a value perception. “Phase” transition can be seen as the reconfiguration of the system from one state to another, with different quantitative and qualitative characteristics on the beginning of the process as on its end. The key facilitating mechanism in this evolution phase of supply chain management is the change of value chain perception from manufacturer-centric to customer-focused corporate vision. This shift of perception drives the change throughout a firm's internal and external linkages and will lead to new forms of value chain organization and management in future.

 

23 / 1 / 2010

BEHAVIORAL BREAKTHROUGH IN SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION PROCESSES

Ing. Michal Salaj

This paper is concerned about behavioral breakthrough thinking process of any optimization program. This applies to any kind of manufacturing or service organization, that is trying to change the internal or external processes. The transition phase during the change brings many pitfalls with it. This article tries to name six of the main barriers that can lead an optimization program, soft computing solutions incorporated, to a bad end. The main goal of this paper is to grasp the basic ideas that are behind these barriers.

 

07 / 12 / 2009

Multi-layer flow management model in Supply chain management

Ing. Michal Salaj

Definition of the Multi-layer flow management model scope. This scope should be taken into consideration as a basis for creation of a synergic and holistic setting for a collaborative supply chain management. The approach is not based on the analysis of each operation and process and their “sub-optimization”, rather relies on a holistic view, that takes into account strategies, goals, systems, geographical dispersion, time dispersion, demand patterns and product portfolios of all parties incorporated into the collaborative supply chain through synergic connections.

 

07 / 12 / 2009

Dáta boli, sú, aj budú základ poznania

Ing. Michal Salaj

Paradoxne v dobe  plnej hesiel ako digitálna technológia, informačná spoločnosť a znalostná ekonomika, je čoraz ťažšie dostať sa k dátam. Teraz nemyslím pod dátami tony papiera, alebo nekonečné tera-bajty diskových polí plných núl a jednotiek, ale dáta s veľkým  D na začiatku.