The aim of this article is to analyse the organization and operation of the timber distribution process at the State Forests National Forest Holding, using forest district located in the Silesian Voivodeship as an example. The paper focuses on the structure and conditions of the distribution system, including timber harvesting methods, classification, storage, and transportation, as well as sales procedures. The research was conducted using a case study approach, based on the analysis of operational data from 2022. Particular attention was paid to factors influencing the efficiency of distribution processes, such as natural conditions, infrastructure constraints, and variability in market demand. The results indicate that the efficiency of timber distribution depends on the proper coordination of logistics activities, adapting harvesting methods to market requirements, and flexibility in supply planning. Key barriers to the functioning of the distribution system were identified and directions for its improvement were proposed, including better matching production to demand and developing transport infrastructure. The obtained results can support decision-making processes in the area of logistics management in the forest sector.

The paper presents the possibilities of using wood, waste and energy plant biomass as a material for the production of fuels in the form of pellets. Pine sawdust, energy willow chips, sunflower husk and corn straw were analysed. The materials were pelletized. Selected physicochemical properties and elemental composition were determined. It has been shown that the best alternative to replace wood pellets can be pellets made from both energy willow and sunflower husks. Sunflower husk pellets were selected as the most promising fuel and subjected to a strategic analysis using the SWOT/TOWS method. Based on the analyses, it was shown that sunflower husk pellets, due to their competitive price, appropriate physicochemical parameters and wide availability, can be successfully used as a fuel in boilers adapted to burn wood pellets and more.

The article assesses the quality of an employee's work while performing remote work, which was introduced in connection with the pandemic of the new COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which posed a threat to health and life. The research results were collected using a statistical method in the form of an Internet questionnaire. The assessment of this way of working was made on two time levels, when remote work was introduced on a massive scale and 1.5 years from then on. The survey was conducted periodically and was generally available to the units belonging to the study group for a period of three months. The survey questionnaire has been made available so that the largest number of people who meet the survey requirements have access to it. Internet portals and groups associating office workers were used.

The article presents the results of the strategic analysis of the transport company. A SWOT/TOWS analysis and point assessment  of  the  sector's  attractiveness  were  made.  The first  part  of  the  article  contains  the  characteristics  of  the methods  and  a  brief  description  of  the  enterprise.  In  the research  part,  a  SWOT/TOWS  analysis  and  a  point assessment of the sector's attractiveness were made.

Modern logistics companies, in order to be competitive, are forced to seek new solutions to improve flexibility and quick action. No logistics company can function without people who are part of various logistics processes. The article presents issues related to the human factor that has a direct impact on logistics processes.