A digitalizálódás napjaink egyik legjelentősebb globális folyamata, amely magába foglalja a mindennapi élet számos aspektusát, és átalakítja a kiskereskedelmi szektort is. A szerzők kutatásukban azt vizsgálják, hogy milyen digitalizációs trendek érvényesülnek a...

In the last few years, the management literature has become noisy with Industry 4.0 (I4.0). Although several concepts and typologies intend to make the phenomenon more understandable, these endeavours generally focus on technological aspects or specific issues. Therefore, integrated approaches...

This paper aims to explore how digitalization can be used as a risk mitigation tool against pandemic-induced demand shocks, when customer movements and activities are constrained by government regulations. Due to the disrupting events of the COVID-19 pandemic, we opted for an exploratory study...

Robotics and automation are of the most prominent technologies that will probably define how retail operates in the future. This statement is especially relevant in today's industry conditions characterized by rising wages, severe increases in energy costs and smaller consumer spending across...

Robotics and automation are of the most prominent technologies that will probably define how retail operates in the future. This statement is especially relevant in today's industry conditions characterized by rising wages, severe increases in energy costs and smaller consumer spending across...

A szolgáltató robotok egyre szofisztikáltabb feladatokat képesek ellátni mind a fizikai, mind a kognitív tevékenységek tekintetében. Az irántuk való kereslet világszinten növekszik, amit jól alátámasztanak azok az előrejelzések is, melyek alapján 2025-re a...

This paper focuses on the operational drivers of labour productivity changes. We consider two sets of drivers: (a) current working practices and (b) changes in working practices through management programs. The relationship between these two sets of drivers and productivity changes are analysed....

This paper discusses the effects of sectoral structure on the long run macroeconomic inventory behaviour of national economies. Data on 15 OECD countries are included in the analysis, which is based on correlation and cluster analysis methodologies. The study is part of a long-term research...

Lean manufacturing (LM) is currently enjoying its second heyday. Companies in several industries are implementing lean practices to keep pace with the competition and achieve better results. In this article, we will concentrate on how companies can improve their inventory turnover performance...