EVALUATION OF TURKEY BASED ON LOGISTIC PERFORMANCE INDEX OF OTHER COUNTRIES EXPORTING GOODS AND SERVICES TO MAJOR EXPORT COUNTRIES OF TURKEY

Year 2019, Volume: 2019 Issue: 2, 1 - 6, 11.12.2019

Bige Kucukefe , Pınar Gürol

Abstract

The Logistic Performance index is an essential
factor for Turkey to increase the share of export, to maintain its market and
also enlarge market share in the global trade volume. Turkey should create a
difference compared to the other countries, in its services and goods, and even
the accessibility of this goods, and services. In this context, innovations,
and improvements in logistics activities can effect to create competitive
advantage. Logistics Performance Index (LPI), which is firstly improved in 2007
by World Trade Bank, measures the counties logistics performances in specific
criteria. In this study, it is aimed to identify the priority points which can
help to enlarge Turkey’s market share according to other countries (which are
also exporting goods and services to Turkey’s top exporting countries) LPI.

Keywords

Logistics Performance Index, ForeignTrade

EVALUATION OF TURKEY BASED ON LOGISTIC PERFORMANCE INDEX OF OTHER COUNTRIES EXPORTING GOODS AND SERVICES TO MAJOR EXPORT COUNTRIES OF TURKEY

Abstract

The Logistic Performance index is an essential factor for Turkey to increase the share of export, to maintain its market and also enlarge market share in the global trade volume. Turkey should create a difference compared to the other countries, in its services and goods, and even the accessibility of this goods, and services. In this context, innovations, and improvements in logistics activities can effect to create competitive advantage. Logistics Performance Index (LPI), which is firstly improved in 2007 by World Trade Bank, measures the counties logistics performances in specific criteria. In this study, it is aimed to identify the priority points which can help to enlarge Turkey’s market share according to other countries (which are also exporting goods and services to Turkey’s top exporting countries) LPI.

Keywords

Logistic Performance Index, Foreign Trade

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