Current assets and logistics processes of enterprises in 2019–2022 – basic phenomena and trends

The article contains a presentation of a significant issue, namely the changes in the structure and rate of change of current assets, as well as logistics processes. They were caused by two global events: COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In the article, the development of rate of current assets' change and their structure in the Polish enterprises in the period between January 2019 and September 2022 were presented. Within this timeframe, current assets have increased by over PLN 700 billion (increase of 64%) and they amounted to PLN 1.8 trillion as at 30 September 2022. The structure of current assets has changed – a significant increase of inventory was observed, and its structure clearly indicates a change in enterprises' goals to short-term. Changes in the logistics processes have transpired. Disruptions in supply were an impulse to increase inventory, especially that of material stock. Storage potential has increased – enterprises, including those from the logistics sector, dispose of ca. 24 million of sq. meters of warehouse space, with an annual increase of ca. 2 million sq. meters. A dynamic growth of e-commerce sector has been observed, what also contributes to changes in the functioning of transportation and storage industries.

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