„Lean manufacturing” / December 21 2013

Seminar “Lean manufacturing” was planned and organized by Tarik Hadzic, member of the Managing Board, and it was held on Saturday, 21 December 2013 in Tuzla. The participants were representatives of different institutions, companies and private sector.
The main goal was to introduce to participants basic elements of production organization known as Lean Manufacturing. This way of organization and managing of the production process has become a must in leading world producers. Also, this method can be easily found in many service industries, such as Healthcare, known as Lean Healthcare.
Lean manufacturing stands for a production practice and by it we understand any resource utilization which doesn’t create any value for the buyer and as such it should be eliminated. From the buyer’s perspective who utilizes the product or service, “value” is defined as any action or process for which the buyer is ready to pay.
Lecturers were leading experts in this field.

 

Tarik Hadzic i Lakic Nenad

 

„High impact entrepreneurship in BiH”, 16 November, 2013

Seminar „ High impact entrepreneurship in BiH“, was created and organized by Jozo Bejic, member of the Managing Board of our Association, and it was held in Mostar, 16 November, 2013. There were over 30 representatives of various institutions that deal with this issue. All of them largely contributed to this seminar with their expertise, experience and knowledge.
The main goal was to give directions for policy creation which will in an adequate way induce establishment of new and improvement of existing fast growing companies (Gazelles) in BiH and raise of awareness in relevant players on importance of fast growing entrepreneurship.
The topic of this seminar was closely related to emergence of Gazelles (fast-growing companies) which achieve average annual growth or turnover from 20% or more over three-year period, and which, due to their stable operation and high growth exceptionally positive impact a country’s economy and new job creation. Gazelles companies are not common in all countries, but their impacts are exceeding the average figures. According to the research of Endeavor Centre for high-impact entrepreneurship and GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor) project, Gazelles companies make only 4% of all companies but they created around 40% of all employment in the researched period.
The lecturers were eminent experts in this field: Prof. Bahrija Umihanic from Tuzla Jasmin Helebic, PhD from Zenica and Nevzet Sefo from Mostar, and the following topics were discussed:
• High-impact entrepreneurship in the development role in BiH
• Analysis of value GAP chain and analysis of tourism sector with development recommendations
• Possible way of financing of high-impact entrepreneurship in BiH

 

MA. Sci Jozo Bejic

 

„ Building education network for peace in BiH“, - 19 October 2013

Seminar „Building education network for peace in BiH” was created and organized by Ranka Mandic, the coordinator of the Education network working group in our Association, and was held on 19 October in Vlasic.
Participants were directors, pedagogues, and teachers who are in charge of ecological sections from 10 elementary schools from Sarajevo Canton: „Behaudin Selmanovic“, „Sokolje“, Dobrosevici“, Skender Kulenovic“, VIII OS „Amer Cenanovic“, IV ES, IX ES, „Fatima Gunic“, „Umihana Cuvidina“ i „Dzemaludin Causevic“.
The lecturers were Prof. Azra Jaganjac PhD, Samir Huseinbašić PhD, Ana Mrdović, bacc. engineering in horticulture and Ranka Mandic, trainer of Regional centre for environment of BiH.
The aims of this seminar was to expand already established eco-school network (there are 30 schools already) and strengthen mutual cooperation, raise the awareness that each of us, on his own way, can contribute to model a proper attitude toward the environment in general and to to try to influence decision-making process and solving issues in the local community. At the same time, we used the opportunity to promote the support given by JICA to the peace building, eco-school networking and tourism development in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

 

Coordinator of group for education, Ranka Mandic