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Dr inż. Marcin Hajdul
ORCID: 0000-0001-5405-8476

Assistant professor at the Department of Transport and Freight Forwarding at the University of Logistics. He holds a PhD in economics with a specialization in logistics management. For 10 years, he has been a co-founder and CEO of Nova Tracking, a technology company that developed the NovaTMS platform, designed for the digitization and automation of transport and forwarding processes. He obtained his PhD in 2011 from the Poznań University of Technology. He is the author of numerous publications related to the application of modern IT technologies in transport and logistics management. He has extensive experience in managing and implementing research and development projects. He has conducted R&D work as part of programs such as Horizon 2020, the 6th and 7th Framework Programs, as well as programs of the National Centre for Research and Development.

 
DOI: 10.33226/1231-2037.2024.3.6
JEL: D83, L87, L91

The aim of this article is to identify the problems related to information management during the execution of transport orders in micro and small enterprises providing road freight transport services. The article presents the results of qualitative research (in-depth individual interviews with representatives of micro and small transport companies), which are part of the Transportownia.com research project funded by the National Center for Research and Development. The findings indicate that ineffective information exchange between participants in the transport process leads to problems at every stage of the transport order execution, resulting in delays, errors in the registration and planning of orders, problems with loading and unloading, and challenges in the settlement of the order. The research highlights the need for the implementation of modern IT solutions, such as Transport Management Systems (TMS) and cloud technologies, to improve information exchange and optimize transport processes in micro and small road freight transport companies.

Keywords: information management; micro and small transport companies; road transport; process optimization; transport process