46 research outputs found
Green Business for Sustainable Development and Competitiveness:An Overview of Turkish Logistics Industry
The Future of Turkish Multimodal Transporters: A Comperative Study Between EU and Turkey
Green business for sustainable development and competitiveness: an overview of Turkish logistics industry
AbstractCompetitiveness is a key issue for private companies. Logistics companies also operate under the pressure of competition. In order to deal with the challenging business atmosphere, private companies seek for new ways to provide a sustainable development strategy. Environmental concerns have an important place in the sustainable development strategies. They can be evaluated within the corporate social responsibility concept which may have an impact on the competitiveness ability of private companies. Especially for logistics companies, environmental issues are highly important. Therefore green policies have became strategic for them. Competitiveness levels of private companies may be affected by green policies as a result of regulations regarding environmental concerns
The Advantages of Geographic Information Systems for Logistics Companies and Some Applications of Geographic Information Systems
The Evaluation of Fleet Structures in Turkish Aviation Industry from Strategic Management Point of View
AbstractTurkish airline industry became one of the fastest growing industries in Turkey, after liberalization allows airline companies to compete on scheduled flights. The change in government policy boosted number of domestic passengers and this growth resulted in a significant extension at fleets of airline companies. The fleet decisions became a critical issue which has a strategic importance. Composition and age of the fleet are critical factors that affect the competitiveness. Moreover, the range of the planes in fleet is strategically important. It affects the network structure and must be harmonious with the strategies of the company such as the total capacity. The aim of this paper is to analyze and evaluate the fleet structures of Turkish airline companies and their fleet decisions from strategic management point of view. Ability to operate successfully as announced to public by schedules, elasticity to meet the fluctuating demand and to secure growth and sustainability in market are all affected by fleet decisions
Transformation of the Turkish Transportation Industry within the Timeline of European Union Integration
Evaluation of Trans European Network (TEN-T) and Transport Corridors Crossing Over Turkey
The European Transportation Policy which is the maindeterminant of the transportation policy of Turkish Republic, aimsto facilitate trade and transportation in entire Europe. In thiscontext, EU carries out many regional projects and adoptrehabilitation programmes especially on integrated transport andrailways. With her geographical importance, Turkey have a role asa bridge on East – West axis. From one hand, EU supported projectssuch as TRACECA emphasizes her role in Far East – Europeantrade, on the other hand Turkey becomes extension andcontinuation of TEN-T. In this study, transport corridors crossingover Turkey is evaluated with the TEN point of view