Optimal turnover of companies in road freight transport as a tool of efficiency and competitive advantage

• Autorzy: Honková Irena

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17512/pjms.2022.26.1.05

Warianty tytułu

PL

Optymalne obroty firm świadczących usługi transportu drogowego towarów jako narzędzie efektywności i przewagi konkurencyjnej

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The transport sector plays a significant role in ensuring the competitiveness and sustainable economic growth in Europe. There are a number of studies dealing with competitiveness in transport. Most of them are based on the total set of transport. These method combine both qualitative and quantitative aspects. The result is quality criteria that optimize consumer and economic parametres to increase company's competitiveness. This paper examines the relationship between turnover and efficiency related to competitiveness by focusing on Czech companies in road freight transport. Many firms face financial problems. The aim of the paper is to determine whether turnover affects companies’ efficiency and what level of turnover related to competitiveness achieves the maximum efficiency. Efficiency is measured by synthetic indicator IN05. The relationship between turnover and efficiency is tested by Chi-square test of independence, and the Kruskal-Wallis test measures any differences between the different groups in enterprise turnovers. This knowledge should help set the optimal turnover for businesses to achieve a competitive advantage. Research of a sample of 2,536 companies confirmed that the turnover of the company influences its financial results. The results of the calculations show that the best efficiency was achieved by companies with an annual turnover of €194 - €388 thousand.

PL

Sektor transportu odgrywa istotną rolę w zapewnieniu konkurencyjności i zrównoważonego wzrostu gospodarczego w Europie. Istnieje szereg opracowań dotyczących konkurencyjności w transporcie. Większość z nich opiera się na kompletnym gałęzi transportu. Metody te łączą aspekty jakościowe i ilościowe. Rezultatem są kryteria jakościowe, które optymalizują parametry konsumenckie i ekonomiczne w celu zwiększenia konkurencyjności firmy. W niniejszym artykule zbadano związek między obrotem a efektywnością wynikającą konkurencyjności, skupiając się na czeskich firmach w drogowym transporcie towarów. Wiele firm boryka się z problemami finansowymi. Celem artykułu jest ustalenie czy obroty wpływają na efektywność przedsiębiorstw oraz jaki poziom obrotów związanych z konkurencyjnością pozwala osiągnąć maksymalną efektywność. Skuteczność mierzona jest syntetycznym wskaźnikiem IN05. Zależność między obrotami a efektywnością jest testowana za pomocą testu niezależności chi-kwadrat, a test Kruskala-Wallisa mierzy wszelkie różnice między grupami przedsiębiorstw o różnych w obrotach. Wiedza ta powinna pomóc w ustaleniu optymalnych obrotów dla przedsiębiorstw zapewniających osiągnięcie przewagi konkurencyjnej. Badania próby 2536 firm potwierdziły, że obroty firmy wpływają na jej wyniki finansowe. Wyniki obliczeń pokazują, że najlepszą efektywność osiągnęły firmy o rocznym obrocie w przedziale 194 - 388 tys. euro.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

competitiveness; efficiency; transport; optimal company turnover; IN05 index; road freight transport

PL

konkurencyjność; efektywność; transport; optymalne obroty firmy; wskaźnik IN05; transport drogowy towarów

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 26, No. 1
• Strony: 76--91
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 64 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Honková Irena

• University of Pardubice, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Institute of Economy, and Management

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9335-040X

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).