Sebastian Jarzębowski

• Professor
• Chair at Kozminski University

Profitability is a complex notion, intertwined with theoretical, socio-economic, and modern economic considerations. While traditionally linked to monopoly advantages, contemporary views broaden this to include shareholder value creation. In agriculture, profitability faces impediments such as rising input costs, market volatility, and economic dis...

This paper presents a conceptual framework aimed at exploring the connections between integration within the food supply chain and the three pillars of sustainability: economic, environmental, and social. The analysis combines theoretical insights with empirical research, specifically focusing on the economic aspect of sustainability, measured thro...

Purpose Like a well-designed procurement strategy, a well-designed rolling stock strategy promotes the development of a railroad company and contributes to its competitive advantage. Effective implementation of the rolling stock strategy enhances the likelihood of enjoying the benefits of the strategy’s design. A successful implementation relies on...

Sustainability is increasingly a priority in the policies of the European Union, especially in the Common Agricultural Policy. This paper focuses on Sustainable Development Goals, the European Green Deal, and the Farm to Fork Strategy in an attempt to establish a relationship with the European Union’s trade policy. Three selected components of the...

Railway transit forms the backbone of sustainable transportation systems, which are necessary to limit the effects of global warming. In this paper, the authors seek to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference in energy consumption between distinct railway vehicle types. Firstly, the energy consumption measurement methods i...

Rapid globalization of the agrifood industry has important impacts on international trade and quality management (QM). Likewise, the European Union has negotiated a series of bilateral free trade agreements. Of note was the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the United States of America, where the debate focused on the mutua...

We distinguish different types of Short Food Supply Chains (SFSC); nevertheless, their common main characteristic relate to reduced numbers of intermediaries between farmers/food producers and consumers. The aim of the paper is to present the SFSCs as local and sustainable food systems with their possible development. The SFSC idea follows the conc...

The goal of the paper was to focus on the agri-food sector from a perspective of innovation. In the article, the current situation related to innovative tools and techniques identified in the agri-food sector was presented. The attention was focused on the benefits resulting from the application of innovative solutions in three areas: food safety,...

The article is dedicated to the investigation of Polish experience in logistics clus-ters development. The primary accent is put on the implementation of innovative logistics solutions through triple helix cluster concept. Polish and Ukrainian transportation infrastructure are compared in terms of countries national logistics potential. In this res...

Die aktuelle Situation in der Industrie und im Dienstleistungssektor ist durch eine starke Veränderung der Geschäftsmodelle geprägt. Gekoppelt mit der Digitalisierung vieler Geschäftsprozesse bewirkt und erzwingt dies enorme Anpassungen in und zwischen den Organisationen. Diese drastischen Veränderungen müssen vom Qualitätsmanagement (QM) unmittelb...

Freihandelsabkommen haben das Ziel, Märkte zu öffnen und nicht-tarifäre Handelshemmnisse abzubauen. Dies sind unter anderen auch die Absichten des geplanten Freihandelsabkommens zwischen der Europäischen Union (EU) und den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (USA) - die Transatlantische Handels- und Investitionspartnerschaft (Transatlantic Trade and In...

The article is dedicated to the investigation of international experience on innovative clusters development in agribusiness from two different angles (on the example of the whole of Poland and of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences Cluster of Innovation in Agribusiness, in particular). The current Ukrainian innovation model is analyzed and comp...

The EPIC structure allows to know strengths and weaknesses of each part of the world and of several countries in each part. It helps decision-makers, in accordance with their problem, to choose the best option of development and investments. It is a tool to have more information about economy, politics, infrastructure and competence. The goal of th...

The aim adopted in the paper is to review methods for assessing the efficiency of supply chains and to carry out their critical evaluation. Literature studies, interviews, analysis of processes in the chains are used for analyzing of interdependence between the individual stages of supply chain and identifying the efficiency of entire supply chain....

Within the framework of the paper, the elements of supply chain of grain products were identified and analyzed in terms of structure. The assessment of the efficiency of grain processing enterprises, which are the integrator of the chain, using the SFA method (Stochastic Frontier Approach) was carried out. The supply chain integration degree, showi...

Istotnym czynnikiem poprawy konkurencyjności i efektywności agrobiznesu może być logistyka, rozumiana jako zarządzanie działaniami przemieszczania i składowania towarów, które mają umożliwić przepływ produktów z miejsc pochodzenia do miejsc konsumpcji, jak również zarządzanie informacją związaną z produktami. Dotychczas zarządzaniem logistyką inter...

W artykule dokonano pomiaru efektywności, która definiowana jest jako zdolność przedsiębiorstwa do uzyskania maksymalnego efektu przy użyciu minimalnych nakładów. Porównano wyniki oceny efektywności uzyskane za pomocą dwóch podejść: stochastycznego (metodą SFA, ang. Stochastic Frontier Analysis) i deterministycznego (metodą DEA, ang. Data Envelopme...

In the paper the authors proposed a definition of food supply chains. The structure of the food chain and approaches of its assessment were also discussed. The authors indicated that it is necessary to conduct a research concerning the functioning of the food supply chains. Due to the nature of the food supply chains, especially to a temporal imbal...

Due to the nature of the food supply chain, an increase of the integration's degree in the chain may be an important aspect in the context of increasing the efficiency of agri-food companies. Therefore, exploring the relationships among these variables was found as an important research area and adopted as the goal of the paper. The paper is focuse...

The aim adopted in the paper is to review methods for assessing the efficiency of supply chains and to carry out their critical evaluation. References studies, interviews, analysis of processes in the chains are used for analysing of interdependence between the individual stages of supply chain and identifying the efficiency of entire supply chain....

Wraz z przystąpieniem Polski do Unii Europejskiej rynki produktów spożywczych zaczęły podlegać zwiększonym wymaganiom jakościowym, podyktowanym zarówno przez obowiązujące prawodawstwo, jak i sytuację rynkową. Przedsiębiorstwa przetwórstwa spożywczego stanęły przed zadaniem dostosowania swoich zakładów do nowej sytuacji w celu utrzymania dotychczaso...

In the article we ascertain if in the Polish food chain the settlements of the traceability are guaranteed and how strong the collaboration between food companies and farmers is. The focus of this article is the documentation and information management. The farmers were grouped using the cluster analysis. The factors that determine the traceability...