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Navigating urban logistics challenges: An optimized approach to parcel distribution in the Prague city center

Jakub Andar, Katerina Huskova, Jakub Dyntar

In this paper, we focus on metropolitan transport logistics that has always been difficult due to the need to transport goods through a complex urban infrastructure, heavy traffic, and dense populations. The goal of this paper is to describe a micro hub location in the neighborhood of the historic center of the city of Prague, the Czech Republic in a situation where the municipalities consider prohibiting the entry of trucks with combustion engines that currently provide cargo transportation…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2024-5-005 more

Navigating the Industry 4.0 frontier: Unveiling perceived risk and cost moderators in technology adoption

Luay Jum’a, Dina Alkhodary

The advent of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) brought about significant transformations within the realm of business management. Industries are increasingly adopting innovative practices and implementing smart supply chain operations through the adoption of I4.0 technologies. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the factors that influence the adoption of I4.0 in supply chain operations. To accomplish this, an extended unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model was applied, with…

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Till death do us part. Do customers cheat on brands?

Martin Klepek, Lukas Toth

Some companies, based on the beliefs of their managers, aim to obtain solely loyal customers in the hope that these customers will always buy only one brand and never cheat by buying a competitor’s brand. However, a growing body of empirical research suggests that this may be an overly positive expectation and that this marketing strategy can run counter to the nature of the consumer. To scrutinize the sole loyal buyer idea, this study empirically examines the phenomenon of duplication of…

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The essence and barriers to the use of controlling in the practice of manufacturing enterprises

Marek Potkany, Hussam Musa, Jarmila Schmidtova, Pavol Gejdos, Janka Grofcikova

The theory, but also examples from practice confirm the fact that the use of controlling in economic practice differs significantly in the context of understanding its essence. The ambiguity of the definition of controlling, two different thought concepts, the diversity of tools and approaches, but also other barriers prevent its use to a greater extent than this managerial approach would deserve. The current research is based on the understanding of the essence of controlling in German…

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Factors influencing career sustainability in Saudi Arabian banks: A PLS-SEM analysis

Musrrat Parveen, Amal Awadh Hadi Alshehri

This research delves into the correlation between organizational career growth and its impact on career sustainability among employees in the Saudi Arabian banking sector. It also explores the mediating influence of task performance and organizational citizenship behavior. Utilizing self-reported online questionnaires, data was collected from employees in Jeddah and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, working in both private and public banks. Approximately 255 surveys were gathered, and thorough scrutiny of…

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Socio-demographic factors’ influence on the energy-saving behaviour of residential consumers: Evidence from Romania

Stelian Stancu, Anca Maria Hristea, Camelia Kailani, Denisa Elena Bala, Andreea Pernici

In the context of various attempts to regulate energy consumption and educate consumers in the spirit of sustainable behavior, this paper aims to identify the role of the main socio-demographic factors on the decision to adopt measures to reduce consumption and save energy. Many studies have approached similar topics, but correlating their conclusions, it can be deduced that psycho-socio-demographic factors interact differently from one country to another, depending on the economic and…

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Navigating the human element: Unveiling insights into workforce dynamics in supply chain automation through smart bibliometric analysis

Melanie Angielsky, Lukas Copus, Peter Madzik, Lukas Falat

This study aims to create a scientific map of supply chain automation research focusing on human resources management, which will be applicable in practice and widen the knowledge in theory. It introduces the scientific articles, subject areas and dominant research topics related to supply chain automation, focusing on human resources management. In this study, 509 publications retrieved from the Scopus database were analyzed by a novel methodological approach – a smart bibliometric literature…

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Information and communication technology diffusion, supply chain performance, health care and human development: A case of the South Asian region

Minhas Akbar, Ammar Hussain, Marina Nazir, Petra Poulova, Jiashun Huang

South Asian countries have shown tremendous progress in information and communication technology (ICT) and have become one of the fastest-growing regions in technology, innovation, and business competitiveness. The pivotal role of ICT diffusion in the economic growth of both developed and developing countries is a well-established fact. Therefore, this research aims to examine the impact of ICT diffusion (especially the evaluation of ICT indicators) on three core outcomes, namely supply chain…

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Multiscale non-linear tale risk spillover effect from oil to stocks – The case of East European emerging markets

Dejan Zivkov, Boris Kuzman, Natasa Papic-Blagojevic

This paper investigates the multiscale non-linear risk transmission effect from Brent oil to eleven European emerging stock markets. Dynamic extreme risk time series are created using the FIAPARCH-CVaR approach. The MODWT transformation is applied to make three wavelet details that represent different time horizons. In the final step, the MODWT time series are fitted into the Markov switching model to examine the spillover phenomenon. The results indicate that the Czech and Hungarian stock…

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The nexus between logistics competitiveness, logistics carbon emission efficiency and industrial structure upgrading: Evidence from China

Guanglan Zhou, Yulian Fei, Chengkai Feng

The rapid development of the logistics industry has made considerable contributions to China’s industrial transformation and economy soaring. However, the improvement of logistics competitiveness often leads to high carbon emissions. Understanding the dynamic relationship between logistics competitiveness, logistics carbon emission efficiency, and industrial structure upgrading is of great significance for promoting the high-quality development of regional logistics under the context of the…

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Existing and forthcoming obstacles in adopting technological advances in vulnerable supply chains

Rohit Raj, Vimal Kumar, Jyoti Ranjana, C. Anirvinna

The study on supply chain vulnerabilities presented in this research intends to uncover key indicators influencing the adoption of new technological advancements to enhance supply chain operations. This work used the GRA (grey relational analysis) method to conduct semi-structured interviews with the PQR company’s automotive lead design engineer, manufacturing process engineer, and optical process engineer in order to enhance the supply chain process and develop a comprehensive structural…

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Assessing the impact of exchange rates on international trade in the manufacturing sector of CEE countries: A specific focus on SMEs

Jana Simakova, Tomas Prazak

This paper aims to analyze the impact of exchange rates on international trade in the manufacturing sector in selected Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. To accomplish this, a distinctive combination of econometric techniques is employed, enabling an assessment of both macro- and micro-level perspectives concerning the mutual relationship between foreign exchange rates and international trade. At the macroeconomic level, the examination employs the J-curve methodology, utilizing…

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Integrity management of e-commerce enterprises from the perspective of co-governance supervision

Jinlong Chen, Jiayi Hu

The integrity challenges facing e-commerce enterprises are increasingly provoking significant reactions from society. To analyze the dynamic evolution and influence factors of strategies made by the government, e-commerce enterprises, and consumers in different situations, the co-governance supervision of government-e-commerce enterprises-consumers was introduced in this study based on the theory of daily activities. A tripartite evolutionary game model comprising the government, e-commerce…

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The impact of chatbots on the buying behaviors of Generation Z toward brands

Julie Holendova, David Svoboda, Neven Seric

As society develops, so do the needs and wishes of customers, the market situation, and especially the competition. The procedures and essential tools of traditional marketing that worked before are gradually losing their effectiveness and are no longer able to ensure a competitive advantage. If businesses want to have a competitive advantage, they must be prepared for these changes and be able to respond to them appropriately. There is currently a generational change in household spending;…