THE EFFECT OF SUEZ CANAL BLOCKAGE ON SUPPLY CHAINS

Year 2022, Volume: 14 Issue: 1, 51 - 79, 30.06.2022

Özden Özkanlısoy Erkut Akkartal

https://doi.org/10.18613/deudfd.933816

Cited By: 3

Abstract

The purpose of supply chain risk management is to understand the risks and their impacts, to take preventive actions and to determine plans to be implemented when risk events occur. Even if supply chain risks appear to be a minor risk event that was initially ignored, they can cause billions of dollars in costs and long-term supply chain disruptions at the macro level. The ship named Ever Given, which blocked the canal by accident during transportation in the Suez Canal on March 29, 2021, caused significant adverse effects in the supply chains, but also caused a break in the supply chain. In this study, the occurrence of the event is examined in terms of past marine accidents and supply chain risk management. In addition, alternative scenarios that occurred during the accident were examined, their effects on supply chains were determined, and suggestions were made against such accidents in the future. Furthermore, in the conclusion part of the study, the changes it will bring about in the supply chain approaches are included.

Keywords

Suez Crisis, Suez Blockage, Ever Given Accident, Marine Accident, Supply Chain Disruption

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SUEZ KANALI BLOKAJININ TEDARİK ZİNCİRLERİNE ETKİSİ

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Tedarik zinciri risk yönetiminin amacı, riskleri ve etkilerini anlamak, riskleri önleyici tedbirler almak ve risk olayları meydana geldiğinde uygulanacak planları belirlemektir. Tedarik zinciri riskleri, başlangıçta göz ardı edilen küçük bir risk olayı gibi görünse bile, makro düzeyde milyarlarca dolarlık maliyetlere ve uzun vadeli tedarik zinciri kesintilerine neden olabilmektedir. 29 Mart 2021'de Süveyş Kanalı'nda taşıma sırasında kanalı kaza sonucu tıkayan Ever Given adlı gemi, tedarik zincirlerinde önemli olumsuz etkilere neden olurken, tedarik zincirinde de kırılmalara neden olmuştur. Bu çalışmada, olayın meydana gelmesi geçmiş deniz kazaları ve tedarik zinciri risk yönetimi açısından incelenmiştir. Ayrıca kaza sırasında oluşan alternatif senaryolar incelenmiş, tedarik zincirlerine etkileri belirlenmiş ve ileride ortaya çıkacak bu tür kazalara karşı önerilerde bulunulmuştur. Ayrıca çalışmanın sonuç bölümünde tedarik zinciri yaklaşımlarında getireceği değişikliklere yer verilmiştir.

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Süveyş Krizi, Süveyş Blokajı, Ever Given Kazası, Deniz Kazaları, Tedarik Zinciri Kesintileri

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