IS PRODUCTIVITY PARADOX RELATED TO LOGISTICS? RESEARCH ON POLISH AGRI-FOOD INDUSTRY

• Authors: Jałowiecki Piotr
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Paper presents research results of modern IT technologies and systems using impact for logistics activities in Polish food processing enterprises. Results indicate that a higher used IT solutions advancement level and, consequently, incurred expenditures on IT infrastructure do not directly translate to lower logistics costs. A clear relationships, according to which a higher IT solutions advancement level translates into a better company market position in the field of logistics and a higher level of knowledge about logistics solutions were found. Results confirmed productivity paradox existence in Polish agri-food processing companies identified earlier in relation to financial results.

Keywords

EN

productivity paradox; information technologies; e-logistics; food processing; logistic costs

• Publisher: Katedra Ekonometrii i Statystyki, Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Metody Ilościowe w Badaniach Ekonomicznych
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 48-59

Contributors

author

Jałowiecki Piotr

• Faculty of Applied Informatics and Mathematics, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Poland

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