EVALUATION OF TURKEY`S LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE INDEX WITH A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE

Authors : Korhan ARUN, Saniye YILDIRIM ÖZMUTLU

Pages : 1315-1327

Doi:10.30783/nevsosbilen.1228917

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Publication Date : 2023-09-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Logistics plays a vital role in ensuring the competitiveness of countries in the international arena. The Logistics Performance Index, which reflects countries\` international competitiveness, shows a country\`s efficiency in trade. However, the Logistics Performance Index determines the countries\` on-the-ground efficiency of trade supply chains or logistics services from the view of worldwide logistics firms\` managers. As a result, the robustness of the underlying data is related to individual logistics firms\` factors; moreover, in the common literature, the effects of the Logistics Performance Index on countries\` individual logistics firms\` logistics performance have yet to be researched. This paper aims to analyze the effects of Logistics Performance Index and its subdimensions on the logistics firms\` logistics performance. The data is gathered from the World Bank database between 2007-2018 and the International Association of Forwarding and Logistics Service Providers sectoral databank. Variance-based structural equation modeling with regression analyses is used for measurements. Contrary to the joint logistics and supply chain literature, the results show that infrastructure and tracking sub-dimensions of Logistics Performance Index negatively relate to firms\` logistics performance in Turkey.
Keywords : LogisticsPerformance Index, Logistics Performance, Turkey, Strategy