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BİLGİ YETKİNLİĞİNİN LOJİSTİK PERFORMANS ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİLERİ
THE EFFECTS ON LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION COMPETENCY

Author(s): Özgür Kayapinar, Hasan Selçuk Eti, Pınar Yürük Kayapinar
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Transport / Logistics
Published by: Kafkas Üniversitesi Sağlık, Kültür ve Spor Daire Başkanlığı Dijital Baskı Merkezi
Keywords: Information Technology Capability; Logistic Performance; SME;

Summary/Abstract: Businesses buy and use the activities and services such as transportation, information technologies, which will bring the cost load to themselves, through outsourcing from other enterprises that are generally able to offer them. Information technology not only enables the information most needed by the enterprises to move towards the enterprise but also plays a role in internal communications of enterprises and in the transfer of information. Hence, the competent use of information technologies in enterprises is expected to affect the performance of enterprises with the logistics services they purchase. This study aims to evaluate whether the competencies of information technologies used in SMEs that purchase logistics services have an effect on logistic performance perceptions, and whether the information technology competence differs according to the demographic characteristics of the participants. A face-to-face survey was conducted without considering the sector and a total of 355 data were collected. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 25.0 statistical package program, factor analysis, t test and ANOVA tests were applied. According to the results, it was determined that there is a significant relationship between information technology capability and logistics performance. In addition, information competence varies according to the size of the enterprise and the number of employees. But it did not show any difference according to gender, education level and year of activity.

  • Issue Year: 11/2020
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 182-202
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Turkish
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