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The impact of customers’ demands for lower logistics costs in the automotive industry supply chain on companies’ business processes

ISSN printed: 1733-8670, ISSN on-line: 2392-0378
Škerlič, Sebastjan1
URI: https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2489
2018-09-27
Companies that operate in the international automotive industry face various cost-related demands, including demands for lower logistics costs. For the purpose of assessing the situation in the field of logistics, a survey was carried out on a sample of Slovenian manufacturing companies that are part of the international supplier chain. The goal of the study is to determine whether the various demands of customers for lower logistics costs have an impact on the business processes of Slovenian companies. The results of the statistical analysis highlight the importance of cooperation between departments within companies when customers demand lower logistics costs and emphasize the importance of introducing innovations in the optimization of these costs. The case study also represents a current reference for other sectors of the economy on the topic of logistics process management and on strengthening relations in international supply chains.
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Title

The impact of customers’ demands for lower logistics costs in the automotive industry supply chain on companies’ business processes

Pages

86-92

Figures

0

Tables

3

ISSN printed

1733-8670

ISSN on-line

2392-0378

DOI

10.17402/305

Type

Journal

55 Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin, no. 55 / 2018

Publisher

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie

Copyright Holder

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie

Published

2018-09-27

Recieved

2018-05-28

Accepted

2018-07-05

Funding

No data

Keywords

supply chain, logistics, logistics processes, business functions, automotive industry, case study

URI:

https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2489

Language

English

Authors

Škerlič, Sebastjan1

Affiliation

1 University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport Pot pomorščakov 4, 6320 Portorož, Slovenia, sebastjan.skerlic@fpp.uni-lj.si

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