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considerations over the production process efficiency in ecological aspect is not
much highlighted, which creates a necessity to develop a complex method for
analysing production process efficiency.
The main role of information technology tools is to support gaining, process-
ing and distributing data, which makes the process of making decisions by the
management more efficient. Nowadays, a very competitive factor is the informa-
tion flow time, which shortens processes in enterprise. It is also a very impor-
tant aspect of management actions concerning the analysis and assessment of
enterprise's efficiency as the time of making strategic and operational decisions
relies on these actions. Continuous time pressure makes it difficult to analyse
data and draw the right conclusions. Therefore, it seems to be vital to imple-
ment IT solutions in analytical tasks not only in a production process but also
in a process in company and supply chain. The main task of IT tools supporting
efficiency assessment is to assist managers in a process of enterprise's manage-
ment. Controlling IT systems have been undervalued and their implementation
and practical use have been very scarce and general. Nowadays, IT tools for sup-
porting the assessment of production processes efficiency are taking on a special
meaning, especially for companies oriented on gaining a competitive dominance
on the market.
These are mainly large and medium companies which generate the biggest
demand for collecting, processing and storing data with the help of IT tools sup-
porting decision making. Due to fragmentation and diversity of this sector we can
distinguish three stages for IT support of production process efficiency:
• carrying out eficiency analyses based on spreadsheet programs,
• implementation of analytical tools in an environment of ERP class integrated
systems for managing enterprise,
• developing dedicated IT systems to speciic of sustainable production processes
and related with other elements of material flow in a supply chain.
2 The Usage of the Analytical IT Tools in Business Practice
The aforementioned considerations have urged authors to carry out research studies
to assess the extent of using IT tools supporting an analysis of production process
efficiency. Figure 1 shows the research methodology of using IT tools supporting
an efficiency analysis of production process in business practice.
The research study has been carried out using a questionnaire method and some
of the studied subjects allowed to do make observations and direct interviews in
the companies. The research study was carried out in the first two quarters of 2013
in 117 production companies in Greater Poland's region. The studied companies
in over 68 % represented medium and large companies. The research study con-
centrated only on the companies which declared using the efficiency analysis to
monitor and assess production processes. The main aim of carried research studies
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