Modern logistics technologies in the conditions of Slovak enterprises

University of Economics in Bratislava, Department of Production Management and Logistics, Dolnozemská cesta 1, 852 35 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

^* Corresponding author: patrik.richnak@euba.sk

Abstract

We are living in a time of technological progress, the development of new technologies and the digital transformation of industry. Customers continue to focus on product quality and enterprises are looking for solutions to reduce production costs, speed up and simplify the manufacturing process. One effective way to do this is to use modern logistics technology. The main aim of the paper was to examine logistics technologies used in Slovak enterprises. The intention of this paper was to analyse the issue under consideration the literary research and the survey, which was conducted in enterprises in Slovakia. To provide a comprehensive view, it was necessary to define terms and concepts in the first part of the paper - technology, logistics technology and types of logistics technologies. Subsequently, in the theoretical part of the paper we focused on the analysis of selected modern logistics technologies. From these we chose Efficient Consumer Response, Radio Frequency Identification and Quick Response. To provide a comprehensive view, we have selected modern logistics technologies under the conditions of Slovakia.