The Impact of Supply Chain Strategies on Logistics Performance: A Study in the Post Covid-19 Pandemic Period

Year 2023, Volume: 22 Issue: 4, 1380 - 1393, 20.10.2023

Evrim Burcu Kulluk Abdan , Ahmet Çetindaş

https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.1275490

Abstract

The whole world passed a pandemic that affected working conditions and so lead to uncertainities and disruptions in supply chains. Nowadays during the post pandemic period (2021-2022), some industries slowed down significantly, while some sectors moved up. In this period, logistics performance gains more importance and the implemented supply chain strategy plays a significant role for companies. Therefore, the study's objective is to determine the impact of supply chain strategies on logistics performance in production companies operating in Gaziantep industrial zone. The covid-19 pandemic brought a lot of uncertainties to all industries which caused supply chain disruptions. These disruptions could be controlled with lean supply chain (LSC) and agile supply chain (ASC) strategies which are also considered as independent variables of this study. Logistics performances that are expected to be affected by these two supply chain strategies are considered in four dimensions such as quality, flexibility, cost, and speed and reliability. Data were collected from 154 businesses by surveys and analyzes were made. The results of the analysis showed that an ASC strategy affects all logistics performance dimensions (quality, flexibility, cost, and speed and reliability). But the LSC strategy did not affect any of these dimensions. It has been concluded that manufacturers should adopt an ASC strategy, which aims to respond more quickly to environmental changes, instead of a LSC strategy, in order to achieve higher logistics performance during periods of intense supply chain disruptions and uncertainties, such as after the post Covid-19 pandemic.

Keywords

Covid-19, Supply chain strategies, Agile supply chain, Lean supply chain, Logistics performance.

The Impact of Supply Chain Strategies on Logistics Performance: A Study in the Post Covid-19 Pandemic Period

Abstract

Tüm dünya, çalışma koşullarını etkileyen ve dolayısıyla tedarik zincirlerinde belirsizliklere ve aksamalara yol açan bir pandemi geçirdi. Salgın sonrası dönemde (2021-2022) bazı sektörlerin önemli ölçüde yavaşladığı, bazı sektörlerin ise hızla yükselişe geçtiği görülmüştür. Bu dönemde lojistik performansı daha da önem kazanırken uygulanan tedarik zinciri stratejisi de firmalar için önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Bu nedenle çalışmanın amacı, Gaziantep sanayi bölgesinde faaliyet gösteren üretim işletmelerinde, tedarik zinciri stratejilerinin lojistik performans üzerindeki etkisini belirlemektir. Covid-19 salgını, tedarik zincirinde aksamalara neden olan tüm sektörlere birçok belirsizliği beraberinde getirmiştir. Bu aksaklıklar, bu çalışmanın bağımsız değişkenleri olarak da değerlendirilen yalın ve çevik tedarik zinciri stratejileri ile kontrol altına alınabilmektedir. Bu iki tedarik zinciri stratejisinden etkilenmesi beklenen lojistik performansı, kalite, esneklik, maliyet ile hız ve güvenilirlik gibi dört boyutta ele alınmıştır. Anket yöntemiyle154 işletmeden veri toplanarak analiz yapılmıştır. Analizin sonuçları, çevik tedarik zinciri stratejisinin tüm lojistik performans boyutları (kalite, esneklik, maliyet ile hız ve güvenilirlik) üzerinde etkisi olduğunu göstermiştir. Ancak yalın tedarik zinciri stratejisi bu boyutların hiçbirine etki etmemiştir. Böylelikle, Covid-19 salgını sonrası gibi tedarik zinciri aksamaları ve belirsizliklerin yoğun olduğu dönemlerde daha yüksek lojistik performansı elde etmek için üretici firmaların yalın tedarik zinciri stratejisi yerine, çevresel değişimlere daha hızlı yanıt verme amacı olan çevik tedarik zinciri stratejisini benimsemeleri gerektiği önerilmiştir.

Keywords

Covid-19, Tedarik zinciri stratejileri, Yalın tedarik zinciri, Çevik tedarik zinciri, Lojistik performans.

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