Dorota Jelonek

Barriers in creating Regional Business Spatial Community

The article describes the obstacles that may arise during the planning phase of the project - Regional Business Spatial Community. The authors are working on a project to prepare RBSC. It involves creating a community around a selected GIS (Geographic Information System) software available in Cloud Technology. In the design of the project, the participants should be all the entities responsible for creating the infrastructure of the region. After conducting preliminary discussions with potential participants, the authors paid attention to the barriers and problems that threaten the planned project. Therefore, in the course of the study they drew attention to the mentioned aspect. The study identifies four groups of barriers: organizational, psychological, technological and financial. The authors also conducted empirical research to identify the most significant barriers to the creation of RBSC. The study involved five institutions providing utilities (gas, water, internet, TV) to the residents of the city. The results showed that the most significant barriers are organizational and psychological aspects. Slightly less importance is attributed to technological and financial barriers.

Identification of mental barriers in the implementation of cloud computing in the SMEs in Poland

Cloud computing is an emerging new computing paradigm designed to deliver numerous computing services through networked media such as the Internet. This solution offers many possibilities that did not exist before for all enterprises but especially for small and medium sized companies, which very often cannot afford for huge investments in contemporary IT solutions. The aim of the paper is an attempt of barriers identification especially mental barriers of managers which hinder making decision concerning implementation of cloud computing in small and medium sized companies in Poland. In the paper the notion of cloud computing was presented as well as benefits in the aspects of: technical, financial, organizational ones and barriers of cloud computing adoption. Next the results of research conducted in Polish SMEs companies were presented. The research showed that the biggest mental barriers perceived by managers concern lack of trust, incomplete knowledge about cloud computing and not perceiving necessity of changes in currently used IT model.

The Role of E-Government Tools in the Business Activation of Regions

In the contemporary economy the more and more greater role is played by state and local government institutions. Offices of public administration not only create law, but more and more often become initiators of the different type of investments undertaken on the ground of their jurisdiction. Often neighbouring administrative units begin to compete between themselves in gaining of investments and resources for the purpose of its own development. In the functionality of mentioned offices the greater role is performed by IT systems building the architecture of a given unit, clearly expressed among other things in the idea of intelligent city. Applied by offices of public administration IT systems are more often opened for suppliants creating e-government tools [1]. In this paper was presented the role of e-government tools in the business activation of the region on the basis of IT systems made available by Czestochowa Municipal Office. The review of potential directions of the e-government tools usage in different areas of social-economic life of the city will be presented

Performance Evaluation of the Production Control Systems of Push and Pull Type

In the article there was undertaken an attempt to assess the functioning of the production control systems based on the analysis of selected companies of widely understood metal industry. Based on the literature as well as own research there was carried out comparative analysis of selected pull and push systems. There were described conditions, which must be met by production system, that a given method bring expected results and guarantee the achievement of measurable benefits resulting from improving the organization of the flow of materials and information. Carried out analysis indicates differences in key areas and draws attention to the conditions, which should be met by production environment that a given system can function properly.

The Role of Spatial Decision Support System in Regional Business Spatial Community

Decision support systems are tools that extend the functionality of management information systems. Similarly, spatial decision support systems (SDSS) enhance the capabilities of geographic information systems (GIS) with analytical modelling capabilities and support processes of spatial decision making. SDSS offer many kinds of spatial analyses, from processing data (as well spatial as other data residing in databases), do intelligent maps and models of different types of phenomena. Regional Busines Spatial Community (RBSC) is the concept of community gathering units responsible for building infrastructure networks and supplying utilities for citizens of a region.The authors try to create the community on the basis of companies and institutions from the territory of the City of Częstochowa. A commonality of all the aforementioned stakeholders is to be the possibility to participate in the shared SDSS with the purpose of planning infrastructure investments on the territory of the city. This paper aims to examine the functionality of accessible GIS and to indicate how they can be enhanced with analytical modeling capabilities for the needs of the considered community.

Logistics' clusters as a part of regional policy in Poland

Cluster development may be one of the best tools to promote regional economic development and stimulating competitiveness and innovation. However, to make this possible, it is necessary to integrate and organize activities related to cluster development policy in Poland. This would allow for more efficient use of public funds.

The Application of E-Learning in the Didactic Process at the Faculty of Management in Czestochowa University of Technology: Organization, Tools, Model

The paper puts emphasis on the application of e-learning at the Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland. The concept of e-learning at the Faculty of Management of Czestochowa University of Technology was presented since its development in 2011. There were presented organizational foundations of the OKO PCz Distance Education Centre with its organization design. The procedure of course creation, development, and implementation was also depicted with such phases as declaration of e-learning course preparation, the course project, multimedia recording of the course, implementation, and evaluation. The elearning platform tools with division into resources and activities, such as discussion board, surveys, workshop, lesson, and wiki, that are used in the process of education were showed. The three layer model of e-learning applied in the mentioned university was presented showing management, organizational, and technological tiers. There were presented statistical data concerning didactic hours realized in e-learning form and involving intramural and extramural studies. The development process of e-learning in Czestochowa University of Technology was presented with special focus on video studio availability.