scholarly journals Trade Performance and Competitiveness of the Slovak Wood Processing Industry within the Visegrad Group Countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hubert Paluš ◽  
Ján Parobek ◽  
Branko Liker
Keyword(s):  
Processing Industry ◽  
Wood Processing ◽  
Trade Performance ◽  
Visegrad Group

scholarly journals Determinants preventing the implementation of green growth and sustainable development in enterprises in the Slovak wood-processing industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 05007
Author(s):  
Miroslava Melichová ◽  
Natália Poláková ◽  
Mária Moresová ◽  
Anna Kocianová
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Not Given ◽  
Research Issue ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Green Growth ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
Wood Processing ◽  
Comprehensive Survey

Research background: Despite the fact, that green growth is one of the main goals of the European Union, a sufficient attention is still not given to it in conditions of Slovakia. The green growth represents compliance of the need to protect environment with economic development of society. So far, a comprehensive survey has not been carried out in Slovakia, which would focus on the issue of green growth and sustainable development in enterprises in the Slovak wood-processing industry. Purpose of the article: The aim of the presented paper is to identify key external and internal determinants preventing the implementation of green growth and sustainable development in enterprises in the Slovak wood-processing industry. Methods: Current information on the research issue was obtained through an empirical survey in the form of a questionnaire. Subsequently, the results were processed descriptively and graphically. Findings & Value added: The achieved results show that the key internal determinant preventing the implementation of green growth and sustainable development in enterprises in the Slovak wood processing industry is the orientation of production to the end of the production process in the context of environmental pollution. The enterprises consider insufficient state support to be the main external determinant.

scholarly journals Carbon footprint estimate in the primary wood processing industry in El Salto, Durango

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-142
Author(s):  
Pedro Meza-López ◽  
◽  
Mayra K. Trujillo-Delgado ◽  
Alan U. Burciaga-Álvarez ◽  
Ricardo de la Cruz-Carrera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Organizational Boundaries ◽  
Activity Data ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Wood Processing ◽  
The Difference ◽  
L1 And L2

Introduction: The primary wood processing industry releases greenhouse gases (GHGs); their mitigation involves measuring the carbon footprint.Objective: To estimate the carbon footprint of two forestry companies dedicated to the primary transformation of wood.Materials and methods: Companies established as organizational boundaries L1 and L2 have two (Q1 and Q2) and one (D) sawmill, respectively. The operational limits were A1 (direct emissions from fossil fuel consumption), A2 (indirect emissions from electricity consumption) and A3 (emission sources not owned by L1 and L2). GHG emissions were calculated in two annuities with the method of using documented activity data and emission factors level 1. The annuities were compared with the Student’ t-test and Wilcoxon test, and the sawmills with the Kruskal-Wallis test.Results and discussion: The estimated carbon footprint for L1 was 480.06 tCO2e·year-1, where A1, A2 and A3 represented 29.32 %, 14.59 % and 56.09 %, respectively. L2 had a footprint of 230.56 tCO2e·year-1 of which 9.39 %, 11.78 % and 78.83 % corresponded to the categories A1, A2 and A3, respectively. The cumulative uncertainty was within a fair range of accuracy (±25 %). Only the direct GHG emissions between L1 annuities were statistically different (P < 0.05). Mechanical technology made the difference in GHG emissions among sawmills (P < 0.05).Conclusions: The carbon footprint is inherent to the energy used; energy management ensures the mitigation of GHG emissions.

scholarly journals Shaping competitiveness in the Chilean wood-processing industry

CEPAL Review ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 1993 (49) ◽  
pp. 117-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Messner
Keyword(s):  
Processing Industry ◽  
Wood Processing

scholarly journals The Significance of IoT Technology in Improving Logistical Processes and Enhancing Competitiveness: A Case Study on the World’s and Slovakia’s Wood-Processing Enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7804
Author(s):  
Dominika Šulyová ◽  
Gabriel Koman
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Production Volume ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Wood Processing ◽  
Research Activities

The wood-processing industry currently does not sufficiently use modern technologies, unlike the automotive sector. The primary motive for writing this article was in cooperation with a Slovak wood processing company, which wanted to improve its logistics processes and increase competitiveness in the wood processing sector through the implementation of new technologies. The aim of this article was to identify the positives and limitations of the implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) technology into the wood processing industry, based on a secondary analysis of case studies and the best practice of American wood processing companies such as West Fraser Timber in Canada, and Weyerhaeuser in the USA. The selection of case studies was conditional on criteria of time relevance, size of the sawmills, and production volume in m3. These conditional criteria reflected the conditions for the introduction of similar concepts for wood-processing enterprises in Slovakia. The implementation of the IoT can reduce operating costs by up to 20%, increase added value for customers, and collect real-time data that can serve as the basis for support of management and decision-making at the operational, tactical, and strategic levels. In addition to the secondary analysis, methods of comparison of global wood processing companies, synthesis of knowledge, and summarization of positives and limitations of IoT implementation or deduction were used to reach our conclusions. The results were used as the basis for the design of a general model for the implementation of IoT technology for Slovak wood processing enterprises. This model may represent best practice for the selected locality and industry. The implications and verification of the designed model in practice will form part of other research activities, already underway in the form of a primary survey.

scholarly journals Analysis of Implementation of Integrated Information Systems in Croatian Wood Processing Industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-139
Author(s):  
Ivana Perić ◽  
Petra Grošelj ◽  
Andrea Sujova ◽  
Miljan Kalem ◽  
Krešimir Greger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
Business Systems ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Wood Processing ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Modern Business ◽  
Integrated Information

It can be said that Integrated Information Systems (IIS) are a fundamental operating tool in modern business systems and form the basis of successful company management. The goal of our research was to determine the IT level of business operations in Croatian wood processing industry and to assess how significant it has been in enhancing its business performance. A survey method was used to collect data, which resulted in gathering predominantly small and medium-sized companies. Our results indicate an average use of IIS modalities among surveyed companies. Using cluster analysis, three types of companies were identified with respect to the degree of system implementation. Analysis of financial benefits of the IIS implementation did not find any statistically significant relationship. However, subjective impressions on non-financial indicators show that companies in all three clusters see the greatest benefit of IIS in the improved inventory efficiency and sales efficiency.

scholarly journals Analysis of Occupational Diseases Occurring in Forestry and Wood Processing Industry in Slovakia

2011 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jozef Suchomel ◽  
Katarína Belanová ◽  
Vladimír Štollmann
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Wood Processing

scholarly journals Development of gasification process technology for the production of environmentally friendly and sustainable syngas in Wood Processing Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 01012
Author(s):  
Nani Harihastuti ◽  
Rustiana yuliasni
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Calorific Value ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Wood Waste ◽  
Process Technology ◽  
Fuel Wood ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Wood Processing ◽  
Gasification Process

One potential bioenergy that has not been explored to its full is the bioenergy potential of wood processing industry waste. The wood processing industry’s waste from saw mill wood is an alternative fuel substitute for IDO or MFO which has been widely used in the wood processing industry. The calorific value of saw mill wood waste is around 2,600 -3,400 kcal / kg, because there are many cellulose, sulfur, lignin, water biomass and so on. If the use is burned, it will directly give potential environmental impacts in the form of emission gas pollution in the form of Fly Ash, CO2, NOx and CxHy. This method is considered less efficient and gives less value. This study aims to obtain renewable energy sources by converting sawmill wood solid fuel wood processing industry into clean, sustainable and high-calorie gas fuel (syngas) as well as preventing air pollution. The method used is the development of gasification process technology in the burner vesel fluidized bed reactor with a controlled, low oxygen vertical perforated blade installation, resulting in Syngas. Through the gasification process, saw mill wood waste can be converted into gas that is more flammable with higher calorific value and environmentally friendly (clean energy). Syngas technology will be designed based on the principle of imperfect / oxygen-poor combustion at temperatures of 300 – 500°C, inside the closed vesel, so that the gas formed is CO, H2 and CxHx gas. The output is the development of gasification process technology that produces bioenergy syngas can be used in the substitution of boiler fuel for an environmentally friendly wood drying process.

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