Prof. dr.sc. Denis Jelačić, PhD.
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry, Croatia
Address:
Faculty of Forestry,
Department for production organization,
Svetošimunska 25,
HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia,
e-mail:
jelacic@sumfak.hr.
Date of Birth:
May 31, 1964.
Work experience:
Since 1989:
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry, Department for Production Organization.
Research interests:
Production management, personal management, project management, business
planning, quality management.
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered:
Production management, project management, business planning.
Education and qualification:
1989
university (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry in the field of
Furniture design and construction).
1993
Master of science (MSc.) (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry,
on subject of production management under title Methods of launching
work orders in joinery production).
1996
Doctor of science (DSc.) (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry,
on subject of Production Management under title Production scheduling
by new methods in wood industry companies).
1997
Habilitation lecture (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry, on subject
of Production Management under title Development of concepts for production
and business management in wood industry).
1997
Assistant Professor (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry, Department
for Production Organization).
2007
Associate Professor (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry, Department
for Production Organization).
2010
Professor (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry, Department for Production Organization).
Scientific activities and results:
Project leader of scientific project No 068025 Ecosystem Management in
Wood Processing (2000 – 2002), granted by Ministry of Science and Technology.
Project leader of scientific project No 068-0683446-3510 Adaptive Process
Management in Production of Wooden Products (2008 till now), granted
by Ministry of Science, Education and Sport.
Project participant of international scientific project The Environmental
Promotion of Wood Substitute Industries – FAO/ECE team for public relations
in forestry and wood industry (1197 – 1998).
Project participant of international scientific project Analysis of Beech
Elements in Countries of Former Yugoslavia, project granted by Ministry
of Science of the Republic of Macedonia.
Project participant of scientific project No 4-04-009 Development and
Implementation of Production Systems in Wood Industry (1991 – 1995),
granted by Ministry of Science and Technology.
Project participant of scientific project No 068011 Development of Production
System Models in Wood Processing (1996 – 2002), granted by Ministry of Science and Technology.
Project participant of scientific project No 0068135 Development of Production
Networks in Wood Processing and Furniture Manufacturing (2002 – 2006),
granted by Ministry of Science, Education and Sport.
Project participant of scientific project No 068-0683446-3512 Models
of Competitiveness Increase in Export of Final Wooden Products (2008
till now), granted by Ministry of Science, Education and Sport.
Publications:
He is a single author of 4 text books:
“Upravljanje proizvodnim sustavima
u drvnoj industriji” (in English: Production Systems Management in Wood
Industry), published by University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry, Zagreb,
1996, ISBN 953-6307-15-4.
“Osnove sigurnosti na radu u preradbi drva”
(in English: Basics of Work Safety in Wood Processing), published by
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry, Zagreb, 1998, ISBN 953-6307-32-4.
“Priprema proizvodnje I” (in English: Production management I),
published by Neodidacta, Zagreb, 1998, ISBN 953-6610-04-3.
“Priprema proizvodnje II” (in English: Production management II), published by
Neodidacta, Zagreb, 1998, ISBN 953-6610-02-7.
During his work Denis Jelačić published 135 scientific and 56 professional
papers, and 24 scientific books as author or co-author. Until now 31
of his articles are cited in international system for scientific information
(ISI – Institute for Scientific Information).
He was elected as Head of Department for production organization in 2008,
he is a holder, he introduced or was a holder of 5 subjects on pre-graduate
and graduate studies on Wood Technology Department of Faculty of Forestry
University of Zagreb, and 2 subjects on post-graduate and doctor studies.
He is a holder of 4 subjects on post-graduate specialist study Production
organization. Also, Professor Jelačić was mentor on 75 diploma thesis,
1 master thesis and 1 PhD thesis.
As a guest professor he spent 2 years at the Wood Science and Technology
Faculty of Technical University in Zvolen (Slovak Republic) since February 2003.
In 1996 Ministry of agriculture and forestry of Croatia appointed him
a member of expert team for implementation of Helsinki resolution on
protection of European forests (H3), and in 2002 as coordinator of Croatia
in FAO/ECE team for public relations in forestry and wood processing.
Since 2004 he is appointed by Ministry of agriculture and forestry a
Croatian coordinator in UN/ECE Timber Committee.
He is member of Croatian forestry society (Forestry society Zagreb),
Croatian ecology society, Croatian society for operation management,
Operational Research Society of Great Britain, and one of the founders,
member and first secretary of International association for economics
and management in wood processing and furniture manufacturing WoodEMA, i.a.
At the moment, he is a member of editorial boards of 4 scientific journals
in Croatia and abroad. He was awarded with Jubileum award by Rector of
Technical University in Zvolen (Slovak Republic), Memorium letter by
Dean of Wood Science and Technology Faculty of Technical University in
Zvolen, and Memorium letter by Department for Enterprise Management at
Wood Science and Technology Faculty of Technical University in Zvolen.
He organized and actively participated with presentations on 62 scientific
and professional conferences and meeting in country and abroad.