Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis, 2003 (vol. 6), issue 1
Application of mathematical methods in optimization of distribution transport
Radek Toušek
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):7-15216 
This article is oriented to solution of concrete travelling salesman problem in condition of daily demand goods with aim at optimization of the whole road alignment length for relevant operated supply lines in condition of given relevant restrictive factors. Obtained solution is orientated to transport costs optimization and to decreasing of negative effects of transport on environment. For realizing of research purpose chosen heuristic methods where applied.
Optimization of stock management
Dalibor Kaláb, Drahoš Vaněček
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):16-20195
Inventories occur fast on all places of the logistic chain. The level of inventories influences significantly the efficiency of enterprising and from this reason it is necessary to devote management inventories in the enterprise corresponding attention. The authors deal with management inventories in the enterprise which purchases wooden products, first of all woodsplinter sheets, doors, windows, mounting etc. and supplies them from own warehouse to the building firms and private persons too. There is a problem of high inventory level. The authors proposed application of the ABC method and then a convenient way of management the item A.
Analysis of services of the city transport enterprise Č. Budějovice, Stock Company
Drahoš Vaněček, Jiřina Trávníčková
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):21-26229
The article deals with analysis of services of the City transport enterprise which offers the same transport services to all citizens, but uses different price politics for five different categories of customers. If the customer buys some of offered time tickets instead of individual tickets, there is a saving of price till to 50% for all paying age categories. The level of services is appreciated both for the ticket prices and keeping the bus time table schedule. For evaluating the reality of time table schedule, the method of statistical quality control by means of 6σ was used.
Solving the decreasing of time sophistication in the system of innerhouse patient transport
Radek Toušek
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):27-30214
This article is orientated to the logistic system analysis in chosen medical institution from the point of its potential of increasing time flexibility during innerhouse transport of patients. In this article the key points of analysis are executed, namely their possible solutions in short-time and long-time horizon in the framework of accepted investive inputs.
Strengths and weaknesses of the czech economy before the accession to the EU
Dagmar Parmová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):31-36271
This study deals with the analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of the Czech economy before becoming a full member of the European Union after its accession to the EU in 2004. The accession to the EU and related pertinence to the common market does not mean the end of macroeconomic efforts and transformation activities in candidate countries; this will be the time when the potential of these countries will be subjected to strict tests. This was the reason why one of the candidate countries was chosen and its power was tested in order to analyze and prove the advantage of its accession.
Agri environment and accounting
Jindřiška Kouřilová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):37-40223
The necessity to cary on the agriculture up the conditions that are observed the conditions concerning environment as well. There are started in various material EU and Czech republic. The environment is introduced as external assets to farm accounting, influencing results of farm activities. Especially F ADN (Farm Accountancy Date Network) and experiences coming from EU countries and from research institutes are to use in our conditions. The main aim is to have safe food and good quality landscape.
Loan financing research
Dana Vokounová, Antónia Štensová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):41-49219
Reforms lead to radical changes in the society. Changes on financial, labour and housing markets influence life of citizens. There's natural need to know going processes. Research is one of the tools. Results of research, which was realized by students within the subject Market research at Faculty of Commerce at University of Economics in Bratislava .are presented in this article. Research purpose was to find out, whether young people have their own accommodation, which resources they will use in the case of need. Research also focused on determination of chosen criteria significance in loan decision making. Research results indicate that majority...
Ecolabelling programme of the Czech Republic - grant project CBC Phare
Hana Doležalová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):50-57252
The survey and the international workshop supported by CBC Phare and realized in cooperation with the Agency for environmentally friendly products within the Czech Institute of Ecology and the Johannes Kepler Universitat Linz - Institute für Betriebliche und Regionale Umweltwirtschaft was focused on the analysis of the relations of particular market subjects to the application of ecolabelling and the frame comparison of Czech and Austrian territories. The survey has proved that the willingness to produce, sell and buy environmentally friendly products in the Czech Republic exists, but very important question is the harmonization of interests of particular...
Consumers preferences by choice of retail store
Ladislav Skořepa
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):58-61244
Working of new rising bigsquare stores of domestic and foreign distribution descriptors evocate through its expressively diverse quality of foodstuff distribution the rise of new shopping consumers manners. How is consumers behavior developing in selected region in the Czech Republic? It was a main subject of marketing researches in years 1997-2001. Among the factors, which influence consumers choice of supermarkets is price, assortment, comfortable shopping and opening hours. At the local stores the consumer appreciate its accessibility from view of time as well as a distance, first he buys here the fresh goods of daily consumption and he appreciate...
Consumer protection and food-stuffs safety
Veronika Vávrová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):62-66224
This article is aimed at the information about food-stuffs safety and legislative adjustment of this area. It hints the responsibilities of food-stuffs suppliers and brings forward the necessity of particular members of distribution channel. This article also describes the results of concrete consumer protection research, which concerned consumer competence in the area of food-stuff products.
Impact of perceived risk on functional food development
Kamil Pícha, Olivier Brunel
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):67-72220
Confronted to the more and more alarming information published by all the media, the consumer notifies increasingly potential risks issued from his alimentation. The article aims to explore conswners' attitudes to these risks and mode of solution of the problems related with the risks. It could give an instruction to the producers for introduction of functional foods in their markets.
Diversification of agrarian activity as a necessary evolution pressumption
Petra Tůmovcová, Kateřina Kovářová, Miroslav Samek, Aleš Hes
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):73-76223
Finding of new ways for production using are needed. The ways must be in accordance with interests of society and consumers. The main way will steer to using it to recovering energy sources by higher productivity. Other characteristic of the multifunctional fanning will have import for a local diversification to safe countryside, an employment, a stabilization of country settlement etc. with honoring a high residential density, historical and region specifications and high demand on farming product quality.
Foundation of virtual organization and evaluation its effectiveness
Vladimír Štípek
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):77-83236
The virtual organization is temporarily founded network of the organizations, based on the information technology. The purpose of virtual organization is rapidly and effective exploit the business chance. The key marks of virtual organization are flexibility, high quality, opportunism, partnership, confidence, respect for customer. Small and large firms, shops, banks etc. work virtually. The public library can be also virtual organization. Value management is possible make use of assessment of efficiency.
HRM and management information
Darja Holátová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):84-87223
Interpersonal communication is very important as for managers as for personnel. Companies improve markedly by establishing open and no threatening interpersonal communications throughout the organization. One of the manager's roles is information role. Managers give and exchange information with personnel; they disclose information about the company and about anything that can improve effects of personnel jobs and personnel responsibilities. Management information has implications for decisions and actions of the managers and personnel.
Position and possibilities of small and middle-sized enterprises in Southern Bohemia
Dagmar Bednářová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):88-92169
The small and middle-size enterprises (SME) are the stabilizing elements in the regional development. This research is oriented at strengths and weaknesses of this kind of enterprising. Small and middle-size entrepreneurs can find some support from regional institutions, first of all from the South Bohemian Chamber of Commerce and the Regional Authority. These institutions provide various counseling, inform about support programs for SME, process projects and create better business conditions. There are possibilities how to increase the market position and the competitiveness of SME. Another possibility for a better competitiveness and position of...
Effective interpersonal communication
Darja Holátová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):93-96245
Effective interpersonal communication is fundamental process. Accurate interpersonal communication between people takes place only if the idea, facts, opinions, attitudes or feelings that the sender intended to transmit are the same those understood and interpreted by the receiver. Personal feedback used by managers help personnel and managers to look at their behavior. An interpersonal communication network, the communication style aids managers to implement the objectives of the organizations.
Quotas, using of them in agriculture, by example the milk quotas
Jindřiška Kouřilová, L. Středová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):97-102228
Quotas are relatively a new phenomenon in our economy, especially in our agriculture. Their main purpose is, to regulate the production and the export and import activity corresponding to the aims of powerful lobbies. Introducing and curry on the quotas as the plan's implement provides advantages and disadvantages. The milk quotas are quite specific problem and that are at present in our conditions to solve as soon as possible. By help of experience EU countries is necessary to solve a lot of problems concerning four main levels at least; including the options of phasing out of the milk quotas.
The position of chambers of commerce in the Czech Republic and in Austria
Dagmar Bednářová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):103-108268
The chambers of commerce in both countries have the same mission, which is the support of entrepreneurial activities, the protection of their members, securing their needs and the development of entrepreneurial connections. According to a different historical background of the both countries the situation and the position of their chambers of commerce are on a different level, too. In the Czech Republic is the membership voluntary, but in Austria is the membership compulsory. The contributions depend on the profit of the company in Austria, but on the number of employees in the Czech Republic. This paper deals with the analyzing these differences and...
Analyses of stregths and weaknesses of the economies of the EU memberstates and of the non-member states before the EU-enlargement
Dagmar Parmová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):109-116219
This study deals with the analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of the economy both of EU member states and other European countries before the enlargement of the European Union in 2004. It should be an macroeconomic effort of all European countries - not only in the nowadays candidate countries; this will be the time when the potential of European economy will be subjected to strict tests.
New dimensions of agricultural management for human resources management
Růžena Krninská
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):117-122220
The new dimensions of management research for human resources were applied in the frame of research project MSM 12220002. The society research with its cultural leads to usage of qualitative research methods. At imaginal board between qualitative and quantitative methods the method of semantic differential is found. It is possible to transfer culturological elements into numerical effect by colour semantic differential test usage that garants a high objective finding realized in agricultural management. There were proved the conformity and bounding up with culturological values of representants of Czech managers and representants of agricultural management.
The analysis of influence of leaving examination on the result of admission test to faculty of management
Jitka Bartošová
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):123-128217
All applicants that want to study at the University of economics, the Faculty of Management in Jindřichův Hradec have to be successfully graduated from high school. The preparation for leaving examination in certain subject at high school is at the same time the preparation for admission test. Thus, it is supposed that one of the factors influencing the results of admission test to the faculty is the result of leaving examination in that particular subject. On the other hand, public researches show that there are a certain number of students that prepares outside their school. They usually perform their preparation in the form of private lessons or...
Professional prospects of graduates of the faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice from the years 1998-2002
Marie Kletečková, Růžena Krninská, Petr Řehoř
Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2003, 6(1):129-143217
A statistical survey was performed to investigate professional prospects of graduates they graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture in České Budějovice in the period 1998-2002. For collecting data were used postal questionnaires. This article presents some results of this statistical research. The inquiry showed for example that the percentage of unemployed graduates of the Faculty of Agriculture is much less than the rate of unemployment in the Czech republic and almost half of the respondents had no problems with finding jobs.