Mimo pandemii Covid-19 przemysł celulozowo-papierniczy na świecie w ostatnich dwóch latach rozwijał się dynamicznie. Powstało wiele innowacyjnych rozwiązań, począwszy od produkcji mas celulozowych, wyrobów higienicznych, po opakowania z tektury falistej. W tym okresie nastąpił przyspieszony przepływ kapitału do segmentu opakowań i mu pokrewnych, mimo wzrostu cen mas celulozowych. Pandemia przyspieszyła również zmiany strukturalne w zakresie zrównoważonego rozwoju i energii, dzięki nowym przepisom w dziedzinie ochrony środowiska oraz ewolucji sektora papierniczego w Chinach [1, 2, 5].
The paper aims to develop and apply a methodological approach that could help to reveal incentives and future strategies of key National Innovation System (NIS) players considering the influence of global social, economic, scientific, technological and ecological trends. To fulfil this aim, a blended foresight methodology was applied, grounded on the platform of economic and classic foresight theory and considering four possible directions for using foresight methods: investigating and building a common vision; supporting evidence-based decisions; promoting communication and participation; inducing transformation and integration into the decision-making process. The main results and findings of the research include a list of 19 global trends, defined from literature analysis and the author’s expert knowledge, a short description of their influence on key NIS players, including society, business, infrastructure and institutions, science, education and government; and mapping more than 35 different foresight methods that could be used for revealing incentives and future strategies of key NIS players. The article’s theoretical contribution to economic theory consists of several parts. First, a NIS conception is examined through the prism of global trends and a dynamic aspect, whereas it is mostly investigated from statistical and static perspectives. Second, applying foresight as an instrument for researching NIS as a system is a developing academic area with some theoretical gaps, considered in this article by designing a conceptional research framework. Third, blending different foresight methods is always a craft, and the approach applied in this article contributes to it. Finally, the article presents several important trends which will appear in NIS and its key players’ transformation in the nearest 5–10 years. From practical implications, this article could be useful for proactive policymakers in the field of science, technology and innovation policy at national and regional levels for designing and providing measures for supporting innovation systems effectively. Foresight practitioners and experts are offered useful, practical ideas of different foresight methods and their possible combinations for everyday activities.
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Nonwovens are one of the most versatile textile materials and have become increasingly popular in almost all sectors of the economy due to their low manufacturing costs and unique properties. In the next few years, the world market of nonwovens is predicted to grow by 7%–8% annually (International Nonwovens & Disposables Association [INDA], European Disposables and Nonwovens Association [EDANA], and Markets and Markets). This article aims to analyze the most recent trends in the global export and import of nonwovens, to present two case studies of Polish companies that produce them, and to present one special case study of the market of nonwoven geotextiles in China and India, which are the Asian transition economies among the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa).
The modern agglomerations development remains under the influence of current global trends: economic, environmental/climate, social, technological, geopolitical ones. At least six forces are expected to further disrupt the urban mobility landscape, especially coastal one. From self-driving vehicles and the sharing economy, to vehicle electrification, mobile computing, the Internet of Things and Block-chain technologies, each of these trends is quite significant on its own. The actions undertaken by city authorities aim at focusing citizens' attention on the need to improve air quality, decrease congestion in city’s main streets, invest in one’s health and physical condition, which increases the level of quality of life, and in turn provides the city with considerable economic benefits. The purpose of the paper is to explore global trends shaping life quality in coastal agglomerations with a special regard to sustainable mobility and to present the ISO 37120 - a tool allowing measurement, based on the indicators, of the cities resilience and performance.
Automotive industry has been undergoing significant alteration. Innovative technologies change vehicles toward fully autonomous ones, but also change mobility choices of consumers, offering on-demand rides and shared mobility services. Consumers have the power to determine automotive companies’ business models and strategies. The main interest of car manufacturers and mobility service providers is nowadays put on young consumers from generation Y, proficient with latest technology, digital media and electronic gadgets. Their preferences and mobility choices have been described in the paper on the basis of consumer survey conducted on 22 000 Millennials from 17 countries by Deloitte in 2016 and 2017.
Globalne trendy współwystępują, nakładają się, bądź z siebie wynikają decydując często o sposobie prowadzenia działalności gospodarczej. Wynik oceny wypływu ich skutków na zarządzanie łańcuchem dostaw może być jednocześnie pozytywny i negatywny oferując firmie zagrożenia oraz nowe szanse rozwojowe. Dobór odpowiednich rozwiązań stanowiących innowacje i decydujących o konkurencyjności jest zindywidualizowany oraz wynika z analizy potencjalnych korzyści z ich wdrożenia. Adekwatne wykorzystanie ich potencjału wymaga zmapowania najważniejszych procesów zachodzących wzdłuż łańcucha dostaw, wskazania strategii zarządzania interesariuszami i określenia zakresu głównych czynników sukcesu decydujących o wpływie na konkurencyjność podmiotu poszczególnych działań logistycznych. Obszarami, które warto rozważać w kontekście inicjowania innowacji ze względu na pojawiające się ważne dla przedsiębiorstwa trendy są nowe inicjatywy w relacjach z interesariuszami, technologiach i kompetencjach.
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Global trends coexist, overlap, or result from each other deciding on how to do business. Rating discharge their impact on supply chain management can be both positive and negative offering company threats and new opportunities for development. Selection of suitable solutions which are critical for innovation and competitiveness is individualized and based on the analysis of the potential benefits of their implementation. Adequate use of their potential requires mapping of the most important processes occurring along the supply chain, stakeholder management strategy recommendations and determine the extent of the main success factors impacting on the competitiveness of the various logistics activities of the entity. Areas that should be considered in the context of initiating innovation due to emerging trends important to the company are new initiatives in relations with stakeholders, technologies and companies’ competencies.
The contemporary world has developed significantly in a short time. The evolution of it has become faster, involved a lot of resources and has required the attention of researchers all over the world. There is a great need not only to follow and describe trends, but also to analyze their structure, notice some general truths and construct models which may be helpful for further analysis. The main goal of this article is to analyze the relation between open innovation and sustainable development – the major trends in global economy, and to build a model of interrelations between them in various functional fields.
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