Sustainable Production Management Model for Small and Medium Enterprises in Some South-Central EU Countries

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are main generators of employment economic development in European Union. In Croatia Slovenia, SMEs wood processing (C16) furniture manufacturing (C31) also play an important role social cohesion rural areas. The aim this research was to investigate the current situation regarding driving parameters business production management system time a disturbed market caused by COVID-19 global pandemic. Two different questionnaires e-mail survey were used collect data for from companies experts field management, marketing. Various statistical tests using seven on collected 212 SMEs. Also, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) 20 experts. Results showed that pandemic crisis during major disturbances supply chain pay most attention their program quality products, then marketing activities market. According results presented research, model can help managers, micro small particular, improve decision-making process, make necessary innovations easier faster, maintain sustainable companies.