The industry transformation to the digital model 4.0 will be a significant change from
the perspective of the organisation and processes. In the context of the above, the research
was undertaken, the principal aim of which constituted the attempt to answer the question
concerning the technological advancement level of manufacturing companies operating in
the agricultural machinery sector. It is about identifying what adaptation projects in the
context of the fourth generation industry era should be undertaken by the Polish manufacturers operating in the agricultural machinery sector. The achievement of the main
objective required formulation and implementation of partial objectives, which, according
to the authors, include: C(1) – defining the Industry 4.0 axiom merit; C(2) – using the
subject literature reconstruction and interpretation methods – nomination of areas, on the
one hand essential from the perspective of the model 4.0, and on the other hand those that
may demonstrate the maturity in the domain of the adopted desiderata; C(3) – compilation
of the research model, in the form of an assessment sheet, being a resultant of literature
studies and research conducted among deliberately selected domain experts; C(4) – based
on the selected indicators, the technological advancement level recognition of the studied
companies; specification of a technological gap (questioning among experts).
The aim of this paper is to identify lean management instruments used to implement strategic
objectives related to the creation and retention of value in the area of value networks while
redefining the business model of service enterprises on the example of hotels. In relation
to the objective, a survey was conducted using the questionnaire method with the use
of Computer Assisted Web Interview technique, using a self-developed questionnaire. The
survey was carried out between February and May 2020 among 421 representatives of hotel
service companies operating in the three, four and five-star standard. In order to verify
the assumptions between the surveyed features, statistical inferences were used using the
Statistica programme. The research results may provide inspiration for the implementation
of lean management concept in the area of redefining business models conducive to value
creation. The issues presented in the paper are an attempt to fill the gap indicating practical
experience related to the use of lean management instruments in the hotel services sector
and their effectiveness in the process of redefining business models and value creation.
The article is devoted to topical issues of energy saving management of a business organization.
The concept and essence of saving are considered. Based on the systematization of the totality of
manifestations of saving energy, the following types are distinguished: economic, ecological, ecological-
economic, reputation and social. External and internal factors of saving energy in a business
organization are identified, which reflect the conditions of its operation in the context of saving
energy. It is determined that energy efficiency barriers, which are proposed to be divided into technical-
economic, organizational-behavioral and cognitive, characterize the energy saving process in
terms of restraining factors in improving the efficiency of fuel and energy resources, reflect specific
obstacles within the energy saving process in a particular business organizations and are of an
intra-organizational nature. It is determined that to improve energy saving processes in a business
organization the use cycles of continuous development, in particular, the Deming cycle is advisable.
For the purposes of energy management, the use an appropriate business model that determines
the order of formation of the economic advantage of the entity through energy savings and reflects
a set of solutions that characterize the process of creating value for stakeholders are advisable.
Based on the formalization of the business model of energy efficiency of the business organization,
the use of an saving energy program aimed at removing barriers to energy efficiency and the impact
on internal energy saving factors, as they are the levers that a business organization can influence to
improve energy efficiency, is proposed.