Anna Waligóra

The increasing demand for efficient manufacturing systems in the construction-materials industry creates a need for digital methods that enable logistics alternatives to be evaluated before physical implementation. This study applies discrete-event simulation (DES) to a real concrete paving block production system to evaluate two complementary dimensions of internal logistics improvement: logistics-system reconfiguration and coordinated resource scaling. An empirically parameterized case-study model was developed to represent mixing, vibro-pressing, curing, quality control, packaging, technological-pallet circulation, and internal transport. First, a baseline forklift-based configuration was compared with an improved configuration incorporating partial transport automation and reorganization of curing-zone material flow. In a single deterministic five-day run under identical technological assumptions, cumulative simulated output increased from 1825 to 3141 finished pallets, corresponding to a 72.1% higher output in the improved configuration. This result represents a deterministic case-scenario comparison rather than a replication-based statistical effect estimate. Second, a separate replicated resource-scaling experiment evaluated coordinated changes in forklifts, packing stations, and quality-control units. This experiment was not factorially crossed with the logistics-configuration comparison; therefore, no interaction effect between logistics configuration and resource level is inferred. The model is an offline DES decision-support representation rather than a fully integrated Digital Twin, as it does not include real-time synchronization, automatic state updating, or feedback-based control. The results demonstrate how DES can support scenario-based assessment of logistics redesign and resource-allocation decisions while making explicit the case-specific and methodological limits of the resulting performance estimates.

This article presents the results of a study conducted in the area of qualitative social research in relation to the interpretative paradigm, as well as a review of research concerning the specificity and characteristics of the functioning of representatives of Generation Z (Zoomers, GenZ) and Generation Alpha. The aim of the present research was to assess the opinions of university teachers regarding the functioning of the iGen generation and the challenges of educating students representing Generation Z. In this research, a focus interview method was used. Interviews were conducted over a period of 6 months, with a total research sample [N = 150] of university teachers. Sociological, pedagogical and psychological analyses indicate different functioning of the young iGen generation in the context of social relations, learning and communication processes in relation to previous generations. These differences affect the educational process—the transmission of knowledge and the relationship of teachers with students. An analysis of the research results allowed for the proposal of exemplary educational solutions such as the competence-based education (CBE) model, as well as problem- and project-oriented learning (PBL) methods. The conclusions led to the design of practical guidelines that could be implemented in the process of educating students and, at the same time, preparing young people for the changing needs of the labour market.

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The implementation of a new higher education policy started in Poland in 2020. The new policy seeks to internationalise and transform universities to increase their competitiveness. This article describes the historical context, issues and reasoning behind the reform as well as some of the challenges for the future development of higher education governance structures in Poland. Current efforts to implement the new policy at leading universities in Poland are described as examples of the changing higher education governance landscape in Poland. Despite an ideological shift and change of the political system in 1989 in Poland, higher education governance has been slow to change. Polish scientists have called for higher education reforms to address a host of problems: a mismatch of the structure of the higher education system to social and economic challenges; universities suffer from limited financial autonomy; the quality of higher education is not sufficient; barriers for researchers to pursue excellence that have been identified need to be addressed. In 2016 the Polish government started a process of dialogue with the academic world in Poland, creating the foundations for the new, revolutionary bill of higher education, the Constitution for Science. The new policy of the Polish government bases, in theory, the transformation of universities on their internationalisation to make Polish science an equal partner for leading higher education centres in the world. The example of changes in Polish higher education serves a comparative reference for the development of higher education governance in Europe.

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