The conference was opened by the Rector of the Poznan School of Logistics, Prof. Andrzej Korzeniowski. During the first lecture, Prof. Bernd Hentschel presented German logistics solutions designed to meet the needs of manufacturers. It turned out that manufacturers of propulsion engines face a major logistical challenge after the sale. The requirement to service engines after a specified mileage means they must bring the engines in and disassemble them into the smallest parts. In total, this requires up to 3,000 operations. In the case of detected defects, spare parts are sourced from companies scattered all over the world. Thus, a logistical problem arises, the solution to which allows for cost reduction. In Germany, a program has been created through which the best graduates of the “logistics” field can co-create solutions to this problem.
An interesting lecture was presented by Prof. Danuta Kiperska-Moroń from the University of Economics in Katowice, comparing the logistics supply chain to an ecosystem. The professor observed that the supply chain is a complex system of companies and people that functions similarly to living organisms. In her opinion, companies, just like animals, parasitize on each other, live in symbiosis, or cannot stand each other.
The next speaker was Prof. Vit Vozenilek, who presented methods for studying transit traffic in the city of Přerov in the Czech Republic. Traffic there is studied jointly by logisticians and geographers, who create geo-animations for the city. Based on the results, it will be possible to divert transit traffic out of the city.
During the plenary session, papers on supply chains were also delivered by Prof. Marek Ciesielski and Dr. Grzegorz Szyszka. The issue of applying artificial intelligence in logistics was presented by Prof. Marek Fertsch.
The conference was attended by both academic staff and several dozen students from logistics scientific circles of the Poznan University of Technology, the University of Lodz, and the Poznan School of Logistics.