It is with sadness that we inform you that Zbigniew M. Skowroński, MSc Eng., a long-time employee of the Institute of Logistics and Warehousing and former editor-in-chief of “Logistyka”, passed away in Poznań on March 29 at the age of 73.
Before Z.M. Skowroński joined the editorial staff of the magazine, he served as a research assistant from 1969, heading the Laboratory of Mechanization of Warehouse Operations and the Department of Construction and Technology of Warehouse Operations at the Central Center for Warehouse Management (now ILiM). He was also the Chief Specialist for Warehouse Equipment there. From 1991 until the end of his work at the Institute (January 31, 2001) and his retirement, he was the editor-in-chief of “Logistyka”. During his tenure, the magazine adopted its current name, increasingly transforming from a quarterly focused strictly on warehousing into a bimonthly covering the broader scope of logistics and transport. Editor Skowroński was also, among other things, the author of several technical inventions (including, for example, a design for a device for stepless adjustment of tool stroke length in sheet metal cutting and shaping machines) and studies (e.g., “Terminology of Warehouse Management. Systematics of Concepts and Terms”, “Analysis of the Technological Process. Methods for Determining Loads”).