Factors determining the level of innovation smelting company

• Autorzy: Górska M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: The aim of this research was identification and estimation of prospects for innovation development in a metallurgic enterprise. The enterprise wanting to hold its position must constantly aspire to improve quality of the processes realized in its range, at the same time aiming at their innovativeness. Only strong motivation in favour of the quality improvement and awareness of importance and role of the work performed by the personnel according to the taken policy will allow to gain the intended effects in range of the manufactured goods and rendered services. The enterprises under analysis fully appreciates the issue of innovativeness and operates in favour of elaborating and perfectioning methods of its assessment. In the article I presented a short specification of the metallurgical branch. Particular attention is paid to the issue of innovation in the sphere of production. On the basis of the chosen enterprise I touched upon a question of innovativeness, its grounds, causes and reasons of introducing it. The criteria of measurements of the research areas used by the enterprise under analysis were also presented. Moreover, the analysis of the obtained results of one research area was made and the obtained results were presented with Pareto-Lorenz radar diagram. Design/methodology/approach: The performed survey show the results and opinions of 20 staff members on a single shift and 2 principals (masters). The research elaborated in the survey based on ranking assessment relate also to mobility (innovativeness) of the staff, their satisfaction and self-assessment. For the needs of the analysis of the innovation level of the analyzed workplace (one of its areas), only the chosen elements of the survey have been elaborated. Within the framework of this area the following criteria have been distinguished: Cooperation with research centres, researchers, inventors (WN), Technology of production in use (T), Technical equipment (WT), Qualification/involvement of the staff (KP). Findings: The answers given by the respondents oscillated among the areas of the technical equipment and the cooperation with research centres. This research revealed the lack of contact with researchers on the direct production level. The situation is different in case of the principles, while it is true that they did not rate using the highest possible rank in scale, they did not give a negative answer either. The barriers in processing the innovations in the enterprise, which the interviewees have indicated, confirm this analysis. Practical implications: These studies identify areas of innovation and opportunities for its development in companies. Originality/value: The research performed by both the principal and the staff, using the ranking method of estimation of the innovative possibilities, reveals those factors which ought to be improved in a particular area, in order to increase innovativeness of the production processes.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

innovation; enterprises; research ranking; survey; Pareto-Lorenz diagram

• Wydawca: International OCSCO World Press
• Czasopismo: Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 55, nr 2
• Strony: 498--503
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 9 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Górska M.

• Department of Production management and Logistics, The Faculty of Materials Processing Technology and Applied Physics, Czestochowa University of Technology, ul. J.H. Dąbrowskiego 69, 42-201 Częstochowa, Poland

Bibliografia

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