THE EVALUATION OF LOGISTICS SYSTEMS‘ COMPETITIVENESS IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL ECONOMY

Year 2010, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 65 - 72, 01.12.2010

Leila Sujeta Valentinas Navıckas

Abstract

The authors of article are studying factors and indicators, which determine the competitive
advantage of logistics systems in the context of global economy.
During the logistics systems research, analysis of variation tendencies of indexes of macro
environment, external and internal capital and specific conditions of logistics systems, its
qualificatory parameters were distinguished, methodised and compared in a view of economy
globalisation by the evaluation of the main impact factors on logistics systems activity.
The authors conclude that factors and criteria, which determine and multiply the effectiveness of
logistics systems, generate competitive advantage of the logistics systems in global economy. It
comes through the multiplication of price and value advantages, the pursuit of criteria of product
and process perfection in a view of economy globalisation.

Keywords

logistics system, competitive advantage, effectiveness of logistics systems, global economy.

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