Research Article

Identifying Opportunities and Challenges Affecting Logistics 4.0: A Research in Ankara Logistics Base

Volume: 7 Number: 2 December 27, 2025
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Identifying Opportunities and Challenges Affecting Logistics 4.0: A Research in Ankara Logistics Base

Abstract

This study explores the perspectives of logistics enterprises at the Ankara Logistics Base in Turkey on the opportunities and challenges of implementing Logistics 4.0. Of the 209 companies surveyed, most operate nationally and are small to medium-sized. The findings suggest that a company's operational domain, size, and existing digital technology usage significantly impact its view of Logistics 4.0. Larger, internationally active firms tend to invest more in digital technologies and demonstrate greater awareness of Logistics 4.0. In contrast, smaller, national firms exhibit limited investment and understanding. Interestingly, there is no "demonstration effect" of technology adoption from large to small enterprises, primarily due to the high cost of Logistics 4.0 technologies. Although strategic, operational, environmental, and social opportunities are recognized as positive drivers for future adoption, significant challenges, including high investment costs, security concerns, a lack of qualified employees, and resistance to change, hinder implementation. The study concludes that, despite its potential for efficiency and competitiveness, Logistics 4.0 faces adoption barriers in Turkey's logistics sector, particularly among smaller businesses. Future research should focus on actively implementing firms and include a larger, more diverse sample to enhance generalizability.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 27, 2025

Submission Date

August 2, 2025

Acceptance Date

October 19, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Dündar, A. O., & Kanduza, B. S. (2025). Identifying Opportunities and Challenges Affecting Logistics 4.0: A Research in Ankara Logistics Base. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi, 7(2), 254-272. https://izlik.org/JA25ZS22CY
AMA
1.Dündar AO, Kanduza BS. Identifying Opportunities and Challenges Affecting Logistics 4.0: A Research in Ankara Logistics Base. NEU SBF Journal. 2025;7(2):254-272. https://izlik.org/JA25ZS22CY
Chicago
Dündar, Abdullah Oktay, and Bedriye Seda Kanduza. 2025. “Identifying Opportunities and Challenges Affecting Logistics 4.0: A Research in Ankara Logistics Base”. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi 7 (2): 254-72. https://izlik.org/JA25ZS22CY.
EndNote
Dündar AO, Kanduza BS (December 1, 2025) Identifying Opportunities and Challenges Affecting Logistics 4.0: A Research in Ankara Logistics Base. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi 7 2 254–272.
IEEE
[1]A. O. Dündar and B. S. Kanduza, “Identifying Opportunities and Challenges Affecting Logistics 4.0: A Research in Ankara Logistics Base”, NEU SBF Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 254–272, Dec. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA25ZS22CY
ISNAD
Dündar, Abdullah Oktay - Kanduza, Bedriye Seda. “Identifying Opportunities and Challenges Affecting Logistics 4.0: A Research in Ankara Logistics Base”. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi 7/2 (December 1, 2025): 254-272. https://izlik.org/JA25ZS22CY.
JAMA
1.Dündar AO, Kanduza BS. Identifying Opportunities and Challenges Affecting Logistics 4.0: A Research in Ankara Logistics Base. NEU SBF Journal. 2025;7:254–272.
MLA
Dündar, Abdullah Oktay, and Bedriye Seda Kanduza. “Identifying Opportunities and Challenges Affecting Logistics 4.0: A Research in Ankara Logistics Base”. Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 254-72, https://izlik.org/JA25ZS22CY.
Vancouver
1.Abdullah Oktay Dündar, Bedriye Seda Kanduza. Identifying Opportunities and Challenges Affecting Logistics 4.0: A Research in Ankara Logistics Base. NEU SBF Journal [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 1;7(2):254-72. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA25ZS22CY

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