Management Premises and Barriers in the Metal Industry in Poland in the Context of Innovative Activity

Daroń, Marta; Górska, Monika

doi:10.3390/su11236761

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“…A comparison of our research with the analysis conducted by Daro ń and Górska is very interesting [128]. They analyzed some aspects of innovative activities in the Polish steel industry during the years 2011-2017.…”

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“…On the basis of our research, we observed that the financing is an important part of conducting innovations in the steel sector. The mentioned authors [128] observed that the metal sector, besides its own sources of financing, tries to acquire additional funds using foreign capital investment and bank loans. Other authors point out the importance of European Union funds in the financing of steel industry innovations [128][129][130].…”

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Framework for R&D&I Activities in the Steel Industry in Popularizing the Idea of Industry 4.0

Gajdzik

Wolniak

2022

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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The research and development activity of a company determines the innovativeness of enterprises and economies. This kind of activity simultaneously influences the pace of their development and the level of competitiveness. With this in mind, the article—against the background of the characteristics of research and development activities—defines a framework for R&D&I activities for the steel industry in the conditions of popularization of the concept of Industry 4.0 and analyzes expenditures on R&D&I activities in Poland in 2010–2019. This topic is important because steel is one of the most important materials for the construction and the manufacture of steel products. It is very important to adjust the steel industry to the new market condition using research and development activities. The analysis was performed on the basis of data on expenditures on R&D&I activities by internal expenditures on R&D, expenditures on product and business process innovations and outlays on fixed assets for environmental protection through investments. The target of the paper is to find response on the three research questions formulated in the paper: what is the dynamics of the changes in the R&D expenditures in the Polish steel industry in 2010–2019 in comparison with the total industry in the country; what is the dynamics of changes in investment expenditures on new products and business process innovations in the Polish steel industry in 2010–2019; what is the level (dynamics) of investment outlays in environmental innovations in the Polish steel industry in 2010–2019? To conduct this analysis, we used the following methods: critical literature analysis, secondary data analysis, statistical methods. Industry 4.0 implementation in the steel industry has a strong, positive influence on the innovativeness of the company and on spending on innovations. On the basis of the data analyzed in the paper we observed that the increase of expenditure on R&D in the Polish steel industry was similar to that of other industries. As a result of the research, it was found that the dynamics of R&D expenditure in the Polish steel industry was consistent with the dynamics of expenditure calculated for the entire Polish Industry. At the same time, the sharp increase in R&D expenditure since 2018 was related to the implementation of the Industry 4.0 concept in the Polish industry. An interesting result of our research is the observed time lag in the form of a postponement of the growth of R&D expenditure after the emergence of the Industry 4.0 concept. We also observed that environmentally fixed capital expenditures may show fluctuating dynamics due to business cycles and legal restrictions to protect the environment. The added value of the publication is the framework of R&D&I activities for the steel industry and an in-depth analysis of R&D&I expenditures on the example of the metal producers in Poland in the last decade of growing interest in the concept of Industry 4.0 (I 4.0).

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Framework for R&D&I Activities in the Steel Industry in Popularizing the Idea of Industry 4.0

Gajdzik

Wolniak

2022

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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“…In addition, the frames that make up the desirability cluster are needed to understand the customer segment and base decisions on current consumer behaviour and trends. Otherwise, resources and investments are likely diluted (Daroń and Górska, 2019;Ruffatto et al, 2015). Finally, the tables that make up the feasibility cluster indicate the economic parameters that will sustain the project and make the business model viable.…”

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Fuzzy-QFD approach for Innovation Project Assessment and Prioritisation to support the Decision-Making: Metal-Mechanical Industry evaluation case

Romano

Szejka

Loures

2023

Preprint

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The concept of innovation has increased importance in the industrial environment to maintain a competitive advantage in the global market. Thousand innovation projects are proposed daily to create or rethink new or existing products. All this change directly impacts the whole manufacturing system, supply chain, and deliverables. The decision-making process to choose which innovation project will bring better benefits or opportunities follows the criteria of the company’s managers. However, the criteria are subjective or without relevant information for a bold decision, leading to a wrong decision. Based on this context, this research proposed a Fuzzy-QFD approach to assess and prioritise innovation projects based on 40 criteria divided by faces of innovation (desirability, technical feasibility, and economic feasibility) and maturity levels (ideation, preparation, validation, incubation). This approach was tested in two innovation projects in the metal-mechanical industry to determine the priority between of them. As a result, Project 01 has a higher maturity level than Project 02, proving the benefit of the proposed approach to support the decision-making process in a Metal-Mechanical industry.

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“…In industry, transportation, construction, marine, and aerospace fields, and for daily necessities [1][2][3], metal is an essential engineering material. Cast iron, steel, and other common metals are available.…”

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Effect of Thermochromic and Photochromic Microcapsules on the Surface Coating Properties for Metal Substrates

Yan

Zhao

2022

Coatings

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A coating with thermochromic and photochromic microcapsules can enhance a product’s attractiveness. Different coating processes may affect the performance of coatings. Therefore, the micromorphology, chemical composition, chromatic difference, gloss, hardness, adhesion, impact resistance, roughness, cold liquid resistance, and ultraviolet photooxidation resistance of the surface coating on the metal substrate were assessed by choosing three coating processes. The thermochromic color difference of the coating with photochromic microcapsules in the primer and thermochromic microcapsules in the topcoat changes greatly. When the temperature reached 80 °C, the maximum color difference of the coating was found to be 23.0. The color difference of the coating with the thermochromic microcapsules in the primer and photochromic microcapsules in the topcoat was the most obvious, with a color difference of 71.7. The gloss of the coating mixed with thermochromic microcapsules and photochromic microcapsules was the highest, which was found to be 81.7 GU. The coating gloss of thermochromic microcapsules in the primer and photochromic microcapsules in the topcoat was found to be 15.6. The mechanical property of the coating mixed with thermochromic microcapsules and photochromic microcapsules was the best—the hardness was found to be 2H, the adhesion was found to be level 1, and the impact resistance was found to be 12.5 kg·cm. The mechanical property of the coating prepared by the other two coating sequences was poor. The coating prepared by the three finishing processes on the metal substrate had sufficient cold liquid resistance, and the gloss of the coating before and after the cold liquid resistance changed slightly. By studying the coating process of thermochromic coating and photochromic coating, a technical reference is provided for creating dual-function intelligent coatings.

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Management Premises and Barriers in the Metal Industry in Poland in the Context of Innovative Activity

Cited by 4 publications

References 32 publications

Framework for R&D&I Activities in the Steel Industry in Popularizing the Idea of Industry 4.0

Framework for R&D&I Activities in the Steel Industry in Popularizing the Idea of Industry 4.0

Fuzzy-QFD approach for Innovation Project Assessment and Prioritisation to support the Decision-Making: Metal-Mechanical Industry evaluation case

Effect of Thermochromic and Photochromic Microcapsules on the Surface Coating Properties for Metal Substrates

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