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itle"Abstract"/jats:title" "jats:p" The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most competitive businesses in the world. Supply chain in this industry has been directed towards the production of large batches to avoid lack of supplies, and the achievement of regulatory requirements, at the cost of high level of inventory, higher costs and inventory write-off due to expiration or other reasons. In recent years this industry is facing major changes and challenges such as intense globalization processes, increased competition and innovations in technologies, which has broadened and deepened risks in supply chain."/jats:p" "jats:p"The paper reports the results of the study of the risk in distribution processes of Slovenian pharmaceutical companies, which was conducted among five companies and aims to draw attention to risks that arise in supply chain, to emphasize the importance of their management and to present a model for an effective assessment of risk in companies, developed at the Faculty of Logistics. Document type: Article

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Operation efficiency of mountain resort systems depends largely on harmonious operation of the most important and therefore most influential elements of ropeway transportation and tourist subsystems. Within the framework of a tourist subsystem, the extent and quality of tourist offer for long-staying guests plays an essential role. Harmonised development of the above-mentioned elements ensures major utilisation and better economic management of the entire system so that it may offer quality services. First of all, the system enables permanent and environmentally friendly development of the systems that are as a rule in an absolutely sensitive alpine region. The article deals with some results of in-depth research on the ropeway transportation system and the results of know-how transfer into the actual environment of the Slovenian mountain resorts. Učinkovitost delovanja sistema gorskih športno turističnih centrov je v največji meri odvisna od usklajenosti delovanja najpomembnejših ter s tem najvplivnejših elementov - žičniškega prometnega ter turističnega podsistema. V okviru turističnega podsistema ima najpomembnejšo vlogo obseg in kvaliteta stacionarne turistične ponudbe. Usklajen razvoj omenjenih elementov zagotavlja večjo izkoriščenost ter kvaliteto storitev sistema, predvsem pa zagotavlja trajnosten in z zahtevami okolja usklajen razvoj sistemov, ki se praviloma nahajajo v okoljsko izjemno občutljivem alpskem področju. V članku so predstavljeni nekateri rezultati poglobljenih raziskav iz omenjenega področja ter rezultati prenosa teh znanj v realno okolje slovenskih gorskih športno turističnih centrov.

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In August 1999 an exceptional transportation of two steamers of 666 tonnes was performed from the Port of Koper to the Nuclear power plant in Krško. The transport covered a distance of about 200km and represented one of the largest exceptional transports in Slovenia ever. Finding the best route represented one of the major issues, because the steamers had to cross more than 50 problematic sections and bridges, most of which have not been designed for such heavy loads. It was necessary to load-test almost all bridges on the route to determine whether those bridges need any extra supports or not. Consequently, a logistic operator has an important and indispensable role and becomes a co-modeller of logistic service. A deformation analysis or a polynomial interpolation of vertical displacements could also be used. Therefore, a laboratory load test of a concrete plate was made. The concrete plate was loaded with hydraulic cylinder PZ 100 with extensiometer up to 21kN. Every increase of load by 3kN was measured with Nikon Ser 800 total station. V Sloveniji je bilo potrebno avgusta 1999 iz Koprskega pristanišča do Nuklearne elektrarne Krško prepeljati dva uparjalnika teže 666 ton na relaciji dobrih 200 km, kar še danes predstavlja enega največjih tovorov, ki je kdajkoli potoval po Slovenji. Izbira najboljše poti je predstavljala zelo pomemben del transporta, saj sta uparjalnika na poti prečkala preko 50 problematičnih odsekov in mostov, ki za tako velike ob- remenitve večinoma niso predvideni. Tako je bilo potrebno določene premostitvene objekte testno obremenjevati, da bi ugotovili ali bodo obremenitev vzdržali in ali so za to potrebne dodatne ojačitve. Izredno vlogo pri tem mora odigrati logistični operator, saj je v vlogi moderatorja logistične storitve. Pomagali bi si lahko tudi z ustrezno deformacijsko analizo oz. interpolacijo vertikalnih pomikov s pomočjo polinomov. Za to je bil v laboratoriju izveden deformacijski obremenilni preizkus betonske plošče. Betonska plošča je bila obremenjevana s hidravličnim cilindrom PZ 100 z ekstenziometrom do sile 21 kN, ki je bil računalniško krmiljen. Izmerila se je vsaka dodatna obremenitev po 3 kN. Uporabljen je bil elektronski tahimeter znamke Nikon Ser. 800.

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Throughout the history, the transportation of goods and related logistics have played an important role in human development and existence. This pertains to numerous interlinked processes, whose management is often linked to social system, international linkages, development of industry, market and market specifics. In modern times, the management of these processes is increasingly bound to globalization of production and market, moving of production to countries with cheaper labour force, environmental protection. The present Slovenian economy depends to a large extent on economies and corporate relations of the European Union and the world. Such inter-connectedness demands frequent transportation of semi-finished and finished goods. By providing timely delivery of goods, transportation consequently enables inter-organizational linkages and individual production, economic, market and other processes. Organizational and inter-organizational management of transport logistics demands profound understanding of transport flows, freight forwarding expertise and knowledge of transport, tax, environmental and other related regulations. Adequate knowledge and mastering of cultural, linguistic, national and other differences is important as well. The presented analysis and evaluation form the basis of the construction of inter-organizational model of logistics management in Slovenia. Skozi zgodovino je prevoz blaga in s tem v povezavi z logistiko igral pomembno vlogo v človeškem razvoju in obstoju. To se nanaša na številne medsebojno povezane procese, katerih upravljanje je pogosto povezano z družbenim sistemom, mednarodnimi povezavami, razvoju industrije, trga in specifike le tega. V sodobnem času, je obvladovanje teh procesov vse bolj vezano na globalizacijo proizvodnje in trga, ki se giblje od proizvodnje v države s cenejšo delovno silo z okoljskim protekcionizmom. Slovensko gospodarstvo je v veliki meri odvisno od gospodarstva in korporativnih odnosov v Evropski uniji in svetu. Takšna medsebojna povezanost zahteva pogoste prevoze polizdelkov in končnih izdelkov. Z zagotavljanjem pravočasne dostave blaga, transport posledično omogoča medorganizacijske povezave in individualno proizvodnjo, gospodarstva, trga in druge postopke. Organizacijsko in medorganizacijsko upravljanje logistike zahteva globoko razumevanje prometnih tokov, špedicijo in strokovnega znanja o prometu, davkih, okoljskih in drugih povezanih predpisov. Ustrezno znanje in obvladovanje kulturnih, jezikovnih, nacionalnih in drugih razlik, je ravno tako pomembno. Predstavljena analiza in ocena je osnova za gradnjo medorganizacijskega modela logističnega upravljanja v Sloveniji.

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Recently different studies of green transport have become interesting for policy makers, car manufacturers, customers and energy suppliers. Many stakeholders from the public and private sectors are investing a lot of effort to identify consumer behaviour for future improvements in development of green products and effective strategies, which could accelerate the transition to sustainable future. This paper presents the effects of electric vehicle promotional policies and customer preferences about alternative fuel vehicles. This study has shown that the electric vehicle promotional policies adopted in Slovenia have been unsuccessful, as the share of first-time registered electric vehicles in 2013 was below 1%. For different segments of people whose opinions about low emission vehicles differ, different measures must be adopted. When designing promotional policies focus must be on the most relevant factors such as the total vehicle price and fuel economy.

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Competitiveness of rail transport compared to road transport has been reducing, especially on regional railway lines. To improve this situation, the EU adopted various directives and regulations to increase efficiency of railway undertakings. In this paper we present an organizational and economic model based on European policies for local railway system. The organizational model is based on multi-criteria decision analysis. For the economic model we used an econometric approach to estimate the cost function and marginal costs in regional lines, which constitute the basis for railway charges. By implementing such an organizational model, the functioning of the railway network will improve. The research found that a change in the existing model of calculating costs of infrastructure use would bring economic effects for the railway infrastructure manager and the providers of transport. Using the proposed model we also found that it is reasonable to increase the flow of goods on unused regional railway lines because the railway infrastructure maintenance costs are inelastic with regard to transported gross tons. Konkurentnost željezničkog prijevoza u usporedbi s cestovnim se smanjuje, naročito na regionalnim željezničkim prugama. Kako bi se poboljšala ta situacija, EU je donijela razne direktive i pravila u svrhu povećanja učinkovitosti željezničkih poduzeća. U ovom radu predstavljamo organizacijski i ekonomski model koji se zasniva na europskoj politici vođenja lokalnog željezničkog sustava. Organizacijski model se temelji na analizi odluke o više kriterija. Za ekonomski smo model primijenili ekonometrijski pristup u procjeni funkcije troškova i marginalnih troškova na regionalnim prugama, koji predstavljaju osnovu troškova na željeznici. Primjenom takvog organizacijskog modela, poboljšat će se funkcioniranje željezničke mreže. Istraživanjem se ustanovilo da bi promjena postojećeg modela izračuna troškova korištenja infrastrukture donijela ekonomske koristi rukovodiocu željezničke infrastrukture i onima koji su zaduženi za promet. Primjenom predloženog modela također smo ustanovili da ima smisla povećati protok robe na nekorištenim željezničkim linijama jer su troškovi održavanja željezničke infrastrukture neelastični u odnosu na prevezene bruto tone.

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uthorities in Slovenia and other EU member states are confronted with problems of city transportation. Fossil-fuel-based transport poses two chief problems—local and global pollution, and dwindling supplies and ever-increasing costs. An elegant solution is to gradually replace the present automobile fleet with electric vehicles (EVs). This article explores the economics and practical viability of the provision of solar electricity for the charging of EVs by installation of economical available Photovoltaic modules. A steep decline in the module, inverter and installation costs is reported herein. Present estimates indicate that for the prevailing solar climate of Celje—a medium-sized Slovenian town—the cost would be only 2 euros and 11 cents per kWh of generated solar electricity. Document type: Article