Alicja Gudanowska

What Competencies Are Needed in the Production Industry? The Case of the Podlaskie Region

Abstract The article focuses on indicating a set of competencies required for production branches based on the data regarding the Podlaskie labour market. The data was collected using quantitative surveys (in the form of questionnaires). Then, the Authors used network analysis to visualise the collected data and indicate the most frequently indicated set of competencies. Based on the opinion of respondents, the most popular competencies were professional knowledge and technical skills. These two competencies were also the most popular combination. Communication, self-reliance, thoroughness/reliability, sharing knowledge and experience, and teamwork/collaboration also proved to be important. The entire set of the competencies is strongly linked, with professional knowledge and technical skills forming the foundation. Knowledge of foreign languages has also been identified as significant as well as decision making, which was, however, less frequently connected with the above. Despite the dominance of the two competencies attributed to the professional group, this group of competencies was the least numerous. Based on the example of the Podlaskie Region, the study informs about the set of competencies sought by manufacturing companies. Also, the most important competencies typical for individual branches are noted. This collection of competencies can serve as a basis for further theoretical considerations in the field of competency identification aimed at the production industry. In some cases, competencies indicated for different industries coincide, while in others they are divergent. The set of competencies indicated by the respondents informs job seekers in the area of production as well as institutions such as Voivodship Labour Office in Bialystok, whose task, among others, is to appropriately orientate the development of future employees.

Technology mapping as a tool for technology analysis in foresight studies

Due to great significance attached to technology development as one of the elements driving contemporary economy, two issues seem vital. The first one is technology monitoring through observing its current state, and the second one is defining possibly occurring relations among technologies, so as to determine, ultimately, their development schemes. The author investigates the subject matter of determining the current state of technology within foresight research, which could be defined as technology mapping. In her opinion, it is an essential observation element and the basis of technological environment changes predictions. An overview of the selected methods of technology analysis has been provided with the special emphasis on technology mapping. The idea of the method has been presented in the light of the chosen cases of its worldwide application. The usage of the method in the Polish foresight initiative has been described as well as recommendations of its further application.

DETERMINANTS OF DIFFERENTIATION FOR SELECTED COUNTY LABOUR MARKETS IN PODLASKIE VOIVODSHIP – THE APPLICATION OF THE SCENARIO METHOD

The research were conducted within S/WZ/1/2014 project and were financed from Ministry of Science and Higher Education funds

Implementation of IT Solutions for the Quality Management System Based on ISO 13485 (2016) Standard in a Biomedical Company in Poland

This paper presents an application-oriented analyses of IT solutions implementation for quality management processes in accordance with ISO 13485 (2016) standards, based on the concepts of Juran and Deming. The proposed on-line solution is focused on accessibility, efficiency, and quality monitoring. The IT-based production management system presented was practically validated in a biomedical company in Poland. Efficiency of the proposed model was confirmed quantitatively by OEE indicators. As a result, the paper can be a practical guideline for further development of quality management systems in biomedical factories.