Smart application improved efficiency

The grant of the C2C fund in the amount of 36,182.86 BAM was also used by the company "Karpenteri Vitorog" from Prijedor for the development and implementation of software for planning and managing the production process in the wood industry. The total value of the project is 110,569.17 BAM.

The software has been implemented as a web application, available on a large number of platforms (PC, tablet, phone), allowing integrated planning, management, monitoring and analysis of the effects of the production process, which directly improves efficiency. The plan for the software developed through the project is to be implemented and further developed in the companies of the wood industry in BiH and the surrounding area.

“The realization of the project has helped us to successfully overcome the challenges of business management and control. Daily productivity has increased from the previous maximum of 498 products per day (July 2019) to 605 products per day in the last quarter of 2020. Despite the COVID pandemic, we have preserved the existing jobs, and 12 new workers have been employed," they say in this company.

They add that the support of funds such as C2C is often key to making a decision on the implementation of innovative projects.

“Through the application itself, companies clearly analyze/define their needs and look for innovative solutions with potential partners. This is already an essential contribution to business improvements. The application criteria help the company to design a useful project. The obligation towards the fund contributes to the consistent implementation of activities and the certainty of fulfilling the goals", they point out in "Karpenteri Vitorog".

This company has been operating since 2011 and has been known for the production of solid beech wood chairs, which are mainly intended for export. The management plans further investments in new CNC technologies for grinding and woodworking. They currently employ 120 workers with a tendency to increase the number of employees in accordance with the needs of production. The company has implemented ISO 9001: 2015 and FSC CoC standards, as well as HRN EN 1022: 2008, HRN EN 12520: 2016 certificates for its own products.