International Journal for Quality Research

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Authors: Dmitry Sharapov, Yury Klochkov

Nowadays a lot of projects are being constructed in the Arctic regions with ice cover. Ports, offshore platforms, satellite stations, lighthouses, and other scientific and environmental constructions are often located in such areas due to economic reasons. Ice loads are important for structure calculation. A number of possible actions from the ice can exist. Ice loads are vitally important; however, there are some gaps in the knowledge and methods. One of the factors to be taken into account is freezing into the ice and developing of ice collars around the structure. This factor leads to an increase of the load from the level ice on the structure. Freezing into the ice is important factor to be considered to improve quality of ice load estimation. The paper presents method to calculate horizontal load on the vertical cylindrical pile by using 2D models in vertical and horizontal plane. Combination of two 2D solutions increases quality of load estimation. The result shows bigger load on structure freezed in the ice comparing to the load on structure in moving ice.

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Authors: Diana Boc-Sînmărghițan, Alina Andreea Dragoescu, Elena Mirela Samfira

The topic of this paper is an exploration of Romanian and English proverbs and phraseological expressions from the lexical domains of health and food. In terms of linguistic richness, these lexical units are unique cultural expressions conceptualizing peoples' socio-cultural mentalities, while also contributing to the development of sociolinguistic competence. The paper focuses on using paremiology in foreign language classes and also explores suitable teaching strategies and types of activities that may be adapted according to the level of study and the learners' interests. Therefore, the relevance of specialized language courses - including such terminology - in higher education is an attractive educational tool which has the potential to bring learners from different countries together in intercultural environments. Thanks to the simple manner in which proverbs render deeper cognitive aspects of reality, these are also unique tools of expressing socio-cultural and linguistic specificities, while also enriching the cultural experiences the students share with other learning co-participants.

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Authors: Svetlana V. Ponomareva, Yuliya V. Chutcheva, Taisiia I. Krishtaleva , Elena I. Kostyukova

This paper is aimed at determining the connection between the provision of companies' financial information on the indicator of quality and the macroeconomic development of countries. In this research, we use the following methods: the method of categorization, the method of comparative analysis, statistical analysis and the forecast method. The scientific novelty of this research is due to the development of the theoretical and practical characteristics of informing consumers on the activities of companies in the sphere of managing the system of the indicators of quality and determination of the dependence of the macroeconomic characteristics of countries on the implementation of the measures of accounting and provision of information on the indicators of quality. We analyse the main advantages and drawbacks of quality management in the selected developed and developing countries, which have a significant impact on the world economy. The developed offers in the sphere of accounting information on the indicators of quality are formulated from the position of growth and sustainable macroeconomic development.

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Authors: Aleksandr E. Suglobov, Aleksei V. Bogoviz, Vitalii V. Mishchenko, Dinara R. Tutaeva

The goal of this paper lies in revealing the dependence of the quality of modern entrepreneurship on the quality of labour, quality of profit and quality of life. The following methods are used for achieving this goal: the sampling method, the comparative method, and the method of adaptation of indicators and approaches. The novel approach of this research is due to the formation of arguments on the substantiation of the factor influence on the quality of entrepreneurship from the indicators that are connected to the quality of labour, quality of profit and quality of life. It is revealed that developed countries substantially differ from developing countries in the context of the studied indicators - by the quality of citizens' life, which ensures purchasing power and activation of entrepreneurship. The proposed ways of optimisation are developed in view of the necessity to ensure the balance of the development of the given factors (quality of profit, quality of life and quality of labour).

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Authors: Elena G. Popkova, Tatyana N. Litvinova, Angelina E. Kolieva, Tatiana A. Dugina, Oksana S. Agalakova

We elaborate on the features of the impact of smart farms (technologies), used for the improvement of product quality, on the UN SDGs that are connected with food security and sustainable development of the agrarian sector. The presented specifics of the implementation of smart technologies are considered in the context of the creation of farms, which structure and organisation are based on innovative digital, genetic and process solutions (experience of China) and in the context of the use of certain optimisation solutions (experience of other leading countries in the sphere of agriculture). We show the necessity to solve the problems of product quality through the implementation of technologies that can oppose climate change and are aimed at environmental protection. The methods used in this work include the method of complex analysis, statistical method and method of classification. The scientific novelty of this research lies in the identification of the modern characteristics of the influence of smart farms (technologies), used for the increase in product quality, on the social and economic Sustainable Development Goals.

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Authors: Evgeny E. Shvakov, Timur A. Mustafin, Alena Buravova, Ksenia Trembach

In the existing scientific and methodological literature, at the theoretical level of scientific research, and based on the experience of developed countries (during practical studies), there formed an unambiguous view of the quality of products, which has to grow, while its reduction is treated as a negative phenomenon. The existing treatment of quality, first, does not conform to the realities of developing countries, and, second, is not sufficiently flexible to reflect on the real state of affairs at various sectoral markets. To solve this problem, we offer a new - flexible - treatment of product quality. Based on the proprietary treatment, we distinguish such a strategy of quality management in entrepreneurship as the strategy of skimming and market segmentation by the criterion of quality. The distinguished strategy is compared from the positions of its consequences for the competitiveness of the national economy; recommendations for improving the strategic management of quality in entrepreneurship in developing countries are proposed.

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Authors: Goran Mladenović, Anđelija Đukić

This paper focuses on examining the quality and competitiveness of Serbian defense industry in the global market for weapons and military equipment, with the aim to perform a structural and functional analysis of the global market of weapons and military equipment, to review its characteristics and to determine the place and role of the defense industry of the Republic of Serbia on it. The Covid-19 pandemic along with active and intense armed conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the Middle East, in the north of the African continent and in the Sahel contributed to the sale of weapons and military services reaching record amounts in 2020. The activities of the USA, China and India on the international political scene and in the development and improvement of defense technologies will influence them to be dominant forces on the market of weapons and military equipment by 2030. The paper also gives a review of the quality and competitiveness of the Serbian defense industry.

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Authors: Nataliia Shchur, Kateryna Shvets, Iryna Chernova, Igor Yaremko, Pavlo Slisar

The research aims to study the theoretical foundations of the effectiveness of the management system in the conditions of military operations and crises, as well as to formulate practical recommendations for its improvement. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study consists of general scientific and special methods of economic analysis and scientific cognition, namely: the method of system analysis, synthesis and scientific abstraction, method of statistical analysis, comparison and analogy, grouping, k-means clustering, graphical, tabular, generalization, and systematization. The results of the study allow us to state that the effectiveness of the public administration system significantly depends on the influence of military factors and crises in the state and society.

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Authors: Żywiołek Justyna, Marek Matulewski, Gilberto Santos

The article analyzes a specific type of tourism, hunting tourism. In a special edition, in the form of foreign exchange hunting, which means that when a hunter decides to do such hunting, he goes to another country. It is a special way to get to know nature and hunting culture combined with the pursuit of a passion in the form of hunting. The article analyzes data from 2019-2021. The aim of the study was to analyze the activities that affect the effectiveness of foreign exchange hunts and the disappearance of the factors necessary to make a decision about the next visit of the hunter. The article presents a CAWI study that enabled the use of a tool in the form of the Kano model - adopted as a qualitative methodology, examining the satisfaction of the hunter-client. The novelty of the research is the determination of the groups of factors influencing the quality of hunting, the hunter's satisfaction and the next hunt in the same place in the next hunting season. The obtained effects define the factors which occur one or more times as determining the hunting or redundant for the hunter. The study shows that hunters are demanding tourists who expect a lot of knowledge about the area and species, hunting skills, but also a background in the form of digitization of many processes supporting, for example, moving around a foreign country.

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Authors: Benjamin Maier

The purpose of this paper ist to develop a scoring model that takes into account the specific criteria of the recycling industry. First of all the specific criteria have to be identified and afterwards weighted. In order for being able to identify the specific criteria, different methodology first have to be applied. For this the method of descriptive statistics, inference statistics and the systematic literature research are used. The identified criteria are summarized in a survey. Various companies of the recycling and disposal industry receive the survey and weight the criteria according to their subjective assessment. Through the individual subjective evaluations of the criteria, a weighted average and thus a scoring model can be created. The contribution of this paper is to offer the recycling companies the possibility to identifiy and select the optimal strategic partner based on objective criteria. As a result, the quality of the choice of a partner and the quality of service for the customer can be improved, which means that the paper also has a practical benefit.

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Authors: Suvi Leinonen, Arto Reiman, Osmo Kauppila

Over the last two years, industrial companies have faced unexpected global crises whilst simultaneously they are going through a transformation process with the aim of increasing renewable energy usage. To maintain competitiveness in a changing business environment, dynamic capabilities are needed in supply chain resilience (SCRes) management to proactively identify threats, respond agilely and implement change. This study aimed to identify what kinds of dynamic capabilities and microfoundations are needed in SCRes management in the energy industry. The research was conducted at Finnish energy industry companies. Research data from 19 semi-structured interviews were analysed according to the analysis framework of sensing, learning, integrating and coordinating. Eight microfoundations in the energy industry were identified. From those network collaboration, open communication and knowledge sharing, systematic supplier relationship management (SRM) and leadership were identified as key microfoundations for dynamic capabilities that affect sensing, learning, integrating and coordinating.