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Statement of the problem (relevance of the work): the article outlines the main advantages of using the network to improve the quality of the production processes of engineering products, which is especially important in the context of the formation of technological sovereignty. The purpose of the work: the purpose of the article is to systematize and analyze the models of product quality management in the engineering industry and develop, on their basis, an intersectoral model of a quality management system in a network. Methods used: the article uses general scientific methods of cognition, namely, the method of description, generalization, critical analysis, visualization. As a theoretical basis for the study, theories of process and network management in the industrial complex are used. Novelty: generalization and systematization of theoretical approaches to quality management in mechanical engineering made it possible to design an intersectoral model of a quality management system in a network, the use of which will make it possible to create and strengthen technological sovereignty. Result: as a result of a study on the analysis of quality management models of the production process, their distinctive characteristics are determined in relation to the network, the core of which is a machine-building enterprise, which made it possible to develop an intersectoral model of a quality management system, the use of which allows obtaining such network effects as the achievement of integrated production support at all stages of the life cycle; reducing transaction costs, increasing the flexibility of the design and production of new science-intensive and high-tech products, which makes it possible to increase the level of technological sovereignty of the industry by strengthening cooperation ties. Practical significance: the conclusions and results contained in the article can be used in the development of strategies for the formation and strengthening of technological sovereignty both in the machine-building industry and in the industrial complex as a whole.

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The aim of this article is to analyse the relationship between financial indicators in the Slovak engineering industry. We analyse the dependence of the financial indicator return on assets (ROA) on other financial indicators of companies in the engineering industry of the Slovak Republic, namely indicators of indebtedness (ED, FL, TI), liquidity (QR, CR, NWC/A), productivity (VA/PC, VA/S), cost efficiency (PC/S), and activity (TA). The research sample comprises the data of 34 significant Slovak engineering companies for the period 2008-2020. Tests for slope homogeneity demonstrated heterogeneity, which motivated the use of a partially heterogeneous framework for short panel data models - a regression clustering approach. This method divides the entities into clusters so that the column coefficients are homogeneous inside the clusters. The 4-cluster model appeared to be the most favorable model for the studied group of companies. The conducted procedures can be extended to companies from other economic sectors. Understanding of the relationship between ROA and other financial indicators allows for more effective business management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research background: In a modern economy, full of complexities, ensuring a business' financial stability, and increasing its financial performance and competitiveness, has become especially difficult. Then, monitoring the company's financial situation and predicting its future development becomes important. Assessing the financial health of business entities using various models is an important area in not only scientific research, but also business practice. Purpose of the article: This study aims to predict the bankruptcy of companies in the engineering and automotive industries of the Slovak Republic using a multilayer neural network and logistic regression. Importantly, we develop a novel an early warning model for the Slovak engineering and automotive industries, which can be applied in countries with undeveloped capital markets. Methods: Data on the financial ratios of 2,384 companies were used. We used a logistic regression to analyse the data for the year 2019 and designed a logistic model. Meanwhile, the data for the years 2018 and 2019 were analysed using the neural network. In the prediction model, we analysed the predictive performance of several combinations of factors based on the industry sector, use of the scaling technique, activation function, and ratio of the sample distribution to the test and training parts. Findings & value added: The financial indicators ROS, QR, NWC/A, and PC/S reduce the likelihood of bankruptcy. Regarding the value of this work, we constructed an optimal network for the automotive and engineering industries using nine financial indicators on the input layer in combination with one hidden layer. Moreover, we developed a novel prediction model for bankruptcy using six of these indicators. Almost all sampled industries are privatised, and most companies are foreign owned. Hence, international companies as well as researchers can apply our models to understand their financial health and sustainability. Moreover, they can conduct comparative analyses of their own model with ours to reveal areas of model improvements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The prosperity of the engineering industry is the main driving force of the country's economic development, and the smooth operation of engineering enterprises is the premise for ensuring the prosperity of the engineering industry. This study demonstrates the four dimensions of organization, leadership management, employee identification, and employee involvement, discusses the four components involved (Corporate Culture, Paternalistic Leadership, Organizational Commitment, Job Involvement) and studies their interrelationships and mutual influences. A comprehensive literature review not only makes the four components clearer but puts forward eight hypotheses. Prior to the comprehensive survey analysis, a pilot study was conducted for experienced practitioners in the industry and 311 valid questionnaires were collected. Using IBM SPSS and IBM SPSS AMOS software, the questionnaire data were analyzed by constructing a structure equation, and the results show that: (1) corporate culture is positively related to the paternalistic leadership style and organizational commitment; (2) The paternalistic leadership style is positively correlated with the organizational commitment; (3) The organizational commitment and job involvement are positively correlated; (4) Organizational commitment has an intermediary effect between corporate culture and job involvement; (5) There is no positive correlation between corporate culture and paternalistic leadership style, on the one hand, and job involvement, on the other; (6) The intermediary effect of paternalistic leadership is not significant between corporate culture and job involvement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is not only to determine and compare the nature of capital structure but also its effect on company performance of engineering industry of USA and Bangladesh. We utilize a panel data methodology based on a sample of 34 listed engineering companies of Bangladesh on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and a mixture of 34 (small, medium and large) engineering companies listed in NASDAQ in USA during the period of study from 2012 to 2019. Our empirical results indicate that the capital structure of engineering industry of USA and that of Bangladesh is different. Also, we demonstrate that capital structure has negative effect on company profitability of engineering industry of USA. Capital structure presents a negative effect on Earning per Share and Return on Assets (ROA) and positive influence on Return on Equity (ROE) and Tobin's Q of engineering industry of Bangladesh. We conclude that the impact of capital structure on company's profitability by only one sector and then compare the findings to know the real picture of the link. Investors, auditors, analysts and practitioners should consider many factors to examine the banking performance. Our results from this study may relate to Asian countries with similarities in engineering industry to that in Bangladesh. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study deals with the characteristics of Czech industrial film during the First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–1938) on the example of the Škoda company, former armory and then one of the key engineering companies of the interwar years. The resulting text is based on research into film materials preserved in Národní filmový archiv, Prague. In the case of Škoda, a corpus of preserved utility films is relatively large and diversified. This made it possible to focus on very specific modes of cooperation between industry and cinematography as a basis for certain general typology. The study follows three types of “work” performed by films for the Škoda company. The first one is the systematic documentation of the modern factory facilities, and thus creating and exploiting a new image of the company. This image was required by postwar development in various branches of peaceful production. The second research area is represented by the narratives about engineering products as bearers of the brand. Finally, the representation of the Škoda outgrew in several cases into the image of social significance of the modern industry as such. This basic framework can be compared with other similar examples of reciprocal relationship between industrial companies and cinema. On one hand, it could be considered quite typical. On the other hand, there are apparently important specifics, particularly linked to the simultaneous defining and stabilization of the state or dealing with the militaristic rhetoric traditionally tied to the engineering industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses the properties of concrete composite materials based on their contexture. Systematic and interactive approaches are required in order to achieve optimal material properties in the preparation of composite materials. In order to predict the physical and mechanical properties of each component of the composite material but also as a whole, its optimization, not only the mechanical but also the material properties under different working conditions, requires a combination of different methods and technologies. The advantage of each composite is its specific properties that cannot be achieved by any component of the composite material alone. The strength of the materials based on polymer concrete mixtures can be compared to the strength properties of metals. On the other hand, this material has elastic properties which give the material a high degree of flexibility. When compared to conventional materials, the value of polymer composites is assessed not only in terms of excellent mechanical properties but also in terms of their low weight and cost. The aim of the paper is to describe the advantages and disadvantages of composites based on polymer concrete mixtures.

The article has devoted to the issues of improving the competitiveness of enterprises in the engineering industry. The factors hindering the development of industry enterprises have been analyzed. The article substantiates the main components of the competitiveness of enterprises, which are of particular relevance: product range – technology; – advanced R & d; – economic, industrial and innovative potential, etc. the Possibilities of improving the competitiveness of enterprises at the level of macroeconomics and at the level of enterprises themselves have been considered. The method of calculation, allowing to draw conclusions about the competitiveness of the product range of the enterprise has been offered.

The occupational morbidity in Kharkov region has been researched over the period of 2012-2016. The dynamics of the number of patients with occupational diseases in this region is practically the same as inUkraine. Most of such patients are males. However, the number of females increased over this period. According to the record of work in hazardous working environments, the biggest number of patients is observed among those employees who have worked for 20-29 years, then those who have worked for over 30 years, followed by those who have 10-19 years of work record and finally, with less than 10 years of work record. According to the age, the biggest number of patients is among workers at the age of 50-59. They are followed by those who are in their sixties. The third biggest number is among aged 40-49, the fourth – aged 30-39, and the fifth – aged 20-29. Inthe atructure of occupational pathology (38,67-49,71) of all the occupational diseases accounts for chronic bronchitis, COPD, and pneumoconiosis. The next common disease (29,59-37,33%) is occupational neurosensory hearing loss. It was revealed that 3,37-6,25% of the total number of workers suffer from 4 occupational diseases, 2-3 and 1 occupational diseases were detected in 52,50-72,97% and 21,21-43,82% employees accordingly. The presence of 2-4 occupational diseases points at the combined exposure to hazards of working environment and working process in engineering workers, and inefficient activity of health care institutions that are responsible for periodic medical examinations. The fact that the diseased are mostly people in their fifties and sixties, and those who have a long record of work, indicates to the necessity to implement the time protection technique with a view to reducing the level of occupational morbidity. The highest rate of morbidity was observed inKharkovengineering industry. That is why it is vitally important to provide the enterprises of this industry with State public health monitoring system.

This paper develops a theory of how the size of the domestic market shapes firm competencies. Our theory implies that large markets are beneficial even if factors such as economies of scale or learning effects are absent. We validate our model by an international comparison of the performance of firms that provide engineering services to the oil and petrochemical industry. We conclude that, relative to the United States, the competitiveness of European or Japanese industries is greater in activities whose underlying competencies are not product specific and can be utilized across a variety of products. The benefits of large markets are greatest for activities based on product-specific competencies. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The present publication presents preliminary advances about the experimental design related with the emission of impurities in the work environment during processing of metals, so as to study the result of thermal destruction of substances used in the optimization of technological processes. These results will be the basis for the design of new experimental models based on techniques and tools of computational simulation in order to set up a mathematical model describing the spread of harmful substances into the environment during the application of lubricating cooling technical means during the cutting and processing of metals in the industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Injuries and fatalities resulting from work place accidents remain a global concern within the construction and engineering sectors. Education and training of personnel are two of the primary approaches for establishing a safe work environment. Virtual Environments (VE) are being increasingly investigated as a complementary approach for safety learning. Despite the proliferation of VE studies for safety learning, there is still limited evidence about their effectiveness or benefits, extent of coverage of the risk management process, and limitations. Methods: This articles poses the following research questions: (1) are VE providing an effective learning means to address safety risks in construction and engineering sectors?, (2) what are the areas that require improvement?, and (3) to what extent are VE addressing the established risk management process (i.e., risk identification, risk evaluation, risk response planning, and risk monitoring and control)? To address these the research questions, this research employs: (a) a systematic literature review and analysis of VE studies for safety learning; and (b) a gap analysis technique. Results: The findings suggest: (a) the evidence of the effectiveness of VE as an intervention for safety learning across the entirety of the risk management process are still limited; (b) 'risk identification', where learners improve their abilities to spot hazards, is the most investigated phase in the risk management process, (c) VE applications in other risk management phases (i.e. 'risk evaluation', 'risk response planning', and 'risk monitoring and controlling') receive very limited attention compared to the risk identification phase. Conclusion: The areas of recommendations for future research included the need to: (a) intensify real-life observational studies to provide evidence about the comparative performance of learners in VE against those of learners by other means through the setting of control groups; (b) extend studies to, and concurrently address, all the risk management phases; (b) intensify studies in other sectors including chemical, oil and gas, and manufacturing; (d) address human factors such as communication, language and cognitive distraction. An analysis of the limitations of current VE studies in each of the recommendation areas accompanied with suggestions for future research is proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose. The engineering industry is characterized by deep specialization and high co-operation, which suggests a high degree of interaction with other industries and the economy, highly sensitive to external factors. Effective regulation of the engineering industry’s organizational-resource support will ensure coherence of all the subsystems of the market economy, the competitive environment, a full course of the investment process and the success of the industry. Therefore there is a need for detailed estimation and analysis of the external factors’ influence on the formation and implementation indexes of the engineering industry’s organizational-resource support. Methodology. To establish the close connection between the set of external factors of formation and implementation indexes of the engineering industry organizational-resource support the correlation analysis was used, to calculate the amount of the formation and implementation indexes of the engineering industry organizational-resource support’s change under the influence of the external factors with malleability coefficient were applied. Findings. The external influence factors on the engineering industry organizational-resource support by the source of origin: industrial, economical, political, informational, and social were separated and grouped. The classification of the external factors influence on the engineering industry organizational-resource support, depending on their influence’s direction on the formation and implementation indexes of the engineering industry’s organizational-resource support was made. The connection closeness and the amount of the formation and implementation indexes of the engineering industry organizational-resource support change (the machinery index of and the sales volume machinery index) under the influence of the external factors with malleability coefficient were determined. Originality. The estimation of the external factors influence on the formation and implementation indexes of the engineering industry’s organizationalresource support was improved, which allows identifying the most influenced external factors and the amount of the formation’s and implementation’s indexes of the engineering industry’s organizational-resource support’s change. Practical value. The estimation of the external factors influence on the formation and implementation indexes of the engineering industry’s organizational-resource support allows detecting, developing and adjusting the necessary and effective levers of government regulation.

The article studies the modern state of engineering companies of Ukraine. It proves importance of the engineering industry, state and level of development of which is the main indicator of economic and, first of all, industrial development of the country. It reveals main problems of engineering companies, which arise under modern economic conditions and slow down or even stop their development. The studied material is used for development of recommendations on improvement of the state and solution of main problems of the engineering industry of Ukraine.В статье исследовано современное состояние машиностроительных предприятий Украины. Доказана важность машиностроительной отрасли, состояние и уровень развития которой является основным из показателей экономического и, прежде всего, промышленного развития страны. Выявлены основные проблемы, которые возникают в современных экономических условиях перед машиностроительными предприятиями и замедляют или вовсе приостанавливают их развитие. На основании исследованного материала были разработаны рекомендации по улучшению состояния и решения основных проблем машиностроительной отрасли Украины.