Production Engineering Archives

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Robert Ulewicz
Czestochowa University of Technology
Armii Krajowej 19B, 42-218 Czestochowa, POLAND
robert.ulewicz@pcz.pl

DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Branislav Hadzima
University of Zilina
Univerzitna 8215/1, SLOVAKIA
branislav.hadzima@fstroj.uniza.sk

SCIENTIFIC THEMATIC EDITORS

MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Otakar Bokuvka
University of Zilina, SLOVAKIA, e-mail: otakar.bokuvka@fstroj.utc.sk
Ruzica Nicolic
University of Kragujevac, SERBIA, e-mail: ruzicarnikolic@yahoo.com
Mario Guagliano
Politecnico di Milano, ITALY, e-mail: mario.guagliano@polimi.it

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
Michał Szota
Czestochowa University of Technology, POLAND, e-mail: mszota@wip.pcz.pl
Richard Vlosky
Louisiana State University, USA, e-mail: RVlosky@agcenter.lsu.edu

QUALITY SYSTEMS
Juhani Anttila
International Academy for Quality, FINLAND, e-mail: juhani.anttila@telecon.fi
Denis Jelacic
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry, CROATIA, e-mail: djelacic@sumfak.hr

INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL MANAGEMENT IN PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
Martina Blašková
University of Zilina, SLOVAKIA, e-mail: martina.blaskova@fri.uniza.sk
Joanna Paliszkiewicz
Warsaw University of Life Sciences, POLAND, e-mail: joanna_paliszkiewicz@sggw.pl

TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE
Tamer Rízaoǧlu
Kahramanmaras Sütçü Imam Üniversitesi, TURKEY, e-mail: tamer@ksu.edu.tr

SAFETY SYSTEMS
František Nový
University of Zilina, SLOVAKIA, e-mail: frantisek.novy@fstroj.uniza.sk
Andrzej Pacana
Rzeszów University, POLAND e-mail: app@prz.edu.pl

TECHNICAL EDITORS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITOR
Marlin Dyason (UK), University of Portsmouth Business School
Agnieszka Pyziak (PL), Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa

STATISTICAL EDITORS
Jacek Pietraszek (PL), Cracov University of Technology

TECHNICAL EDITORS
Marek Kryke (PL), Czestochowa University of Technology
Krzysztof Knop (PL), Czestochowa University of Technology

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Adam Torok
assoc prof., Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
Ahmet AK
Professor Dr. Guazi Universites, Turky
Antonio José Balloni
Centro De Tecnologia Da Informacao Renato Archer, Brasil
Antonio Márquez Prieto
Profesor Titular de Universidad, Universidad de Malaga, Espania
Atul B. Borade
Professor Jawaharlal Darda Institute of Engineering & Technology, India
Borut Jereb
Assist. prof., University of Maribor, Slovenia
Denis Jelacic
Professor dr. sc PhD, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry, Croatia
Darko Motik
Professor dr.sc., University of Zagreb, Croatia
Dorota Jelonek
dr hab. inż. Prof. PCz, Politechnika Częstochowska, Poland
František Holešovský
Professor Dr. Ing., Usti nad Labem, Czech Republik
Iuliana Cenar
Profesor, Universitatea 1 Decembrie 1918 din Alba Iulia, Romania
Irene Krebs
Professor, Brandenburg Univ Technol Cottbus Senftenberg, Cottbus, Germany
Jacek Pietraszek
dr hab. inż. Prof. PK, Politechnika Krakowska, Poland
Jacek Selejdak
dr hab. inż. Prof. PCz, Politechnika Częstochowska, Poland
János Takács
Professor, Budapest University of Technology And Economics, Hungary
Jiri Kliber
Professor Ing, CSc., VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Juhani Anttila
PhD, International Academy for Quality, Finland
Kanchana Sethanan
Professor, Khon Kaen University Thailand
Maj Kappagomtula
Professor, VIT University India
Montalee Sasananan
Professor, Thammasat University Thailand
Marlin Dyason
PhD. University of Portsmouth Business School, United Kingdom
Milena Filipova
Professor, Southwest University, Management and Marketing Department, Bulgaria
Miroslav Drlijaca
Ph.D. Croatian Quality Managers Society Zagreb, Croatia
Maria Popa
Professor, PhD, 1 Decembrie 1918 Univ Alba Iulia, Romania
Mario Guagliano
Professor, Politechnico di Milano, Italy
Marcin Nabiałek
associate professor, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland
Michael Wenz
associate professor of Economics, Northeastern Illinois University, USA
Mohamed Eldessouki
Assoc prof. Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic Mansoura University, Egipt
Park, Kyu Yeol
Ph.D, Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Universityof Ulsan, South Korea
Pisut Koomsap
Assoc. Prof., Asian Institute of Technology, Pathumthani, Thailand
Radosław Wolniak
dr hab inż. Prof. PŚl, Politechnika Śląska, Poland
Otakar Bokuvka
Professor Ing. PhD., University of Žilina, Slovakia
Richard Vlosky
Professor, Louisiana State University, USA
Renata Stasiak-Betlejewska
dr inż. Politechnika Częstochowska, Poland
Robert Ulewicz
dr hab. inż. Prof. PCz, Politechnika Częstochowska, Poland
Rui M. Lima
University of Minho, Portugal
Ruzica Nikolić
Professor, Research Center, University of Žilina, Slovakia and Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Tatiana Čorejová
Dr.h.c. prof. Ing. PhD, University of Žilina, Slovakia
Tatjana Volkova
Professor at BA School of Business and Finance, Riga, Latvia
Witold Biały
dr hab inż. Prof. PŚl, Politechnika Śląska, Poland
Wensheng LI
Lanzhou University of Technology, China

Publisher
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