THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ROAD TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY IN TURKEY

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The rapid growth of information technologies has changed our lifestyle habits and desires in the 21stcentury. Based on this development and improvement firms have begun to use these new technologies and the benefits of these technologies in their activities. Especially, adaptation of new technologies and strategies into the firm’s activities is very important for becoming competitive in the market. The usage of information technologies in the logistics industry provides coordinating and developing of firm’s activities with partners simultaneously. For example, using information technologies in the logistics activities can help firms to coordinate their activities between partners, reduce response time, increase quick response, provide quick and easy response to the problems whereby firms can reduce risks and increase performance In thisstudy, information technologies, one of the biggest enablers of the logistics activities, had been discussed. The aim ofthe study isto emphasize the importance ofthe information technology in the transportation industry. At this direction, the usage of the information technologiesin the transportation industry had been researched in Turkey and in the World. A questionnaire based mail survey had been sent 700 members of Turkish International Road Transportation firms which are as a member of International Transporters’ Association UND or Association of International Forwarding and Logistics Service Providers UTICAD . 151 Turkish International Road Transportation firms had responded the survey completely . ThispaperaimstohighlighttheshareofITinthelogisticsactivitiesintheTurkishInternational Road Transportation Industry. In addition this research aims to identify which IT programs or technologies are using in Turkish Road Transportation Industry mostly. The survey results have showed that the most of the International Logistics Firms are using IT Technologies for coordinating their activities. In addition most of them are prefer to use more than one IT programs to coordinate their activities. In the conclusion part the benefits and advantages of usage of information technologies in the Turkish road transportation industry had been presented to the companies with suggestions.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Information systems,road transportation,logistics

TÜRKİYE’DE KARAYOLU TAŞIMACILIĞINDA BİLGİ TEKNOLOJİLERİNİN ÖNEMİ

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21. yüzyılda bilgi teknolojilerinin hızlı gelişimiyle birlikte yaşam tarzı alışkanlıklarımız ve isteklerimiz değişiklik göstermiştir. Bu gelişim ve değişikliğe bağlı olarak firmalar da faaliyetlerinde yeni teknolojileri ve bu teknolojilerin sağladığı imkânları kullanmaya başlamışlardır. Yeni teknoloji ve stratejilerin firmalara entegrasyonu özellikle lojistik sektöründe rekabetçi olabilmek için çok önemlidir. Lojistik sektöründe bilgi teknolojilerinin kullanılması firmaların faaliyetlerini partnerleri ile birlikte eş zamanlı olarak koordine etmelerine ve firma faaliyetlerinin geliştirilmesine katkı sağlar. Örneğin, lojistik faaliyetlerinde bilgi teknolojilerinin kullanılması, firmaların geri dönüş sürelerini azaltır, problemlere daha hızlı ve kolay yanıt vermelerini sağlar, hasar ve kayıpları azaltır ve bu sayede firmalar risklerini azaltıp performanslarını arttırabilirler.kullanmaktadır. Sonuç bölümünde, firmalara Türkiye’de lojistik sektöründe bilgi teknolojilerinin kullanılmasının sağladığı faydalar ve avantajlar önerilerle birlikte sunulmuştur

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bilgi teknolojileri,karayolu taşımacılığı,lojistik

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