{"id":252082,"date":"2021-11-07T11:45:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T08:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insights.tirport.com\/competition-mi\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:55:13","slug":"competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insights.tirport.com\/en\/competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition?!."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cWhat are the main problems faced by the logistics industry?\u201d According to the answers given to the question, the most basic problems were stated as \u201cLack of Strategic Plan (53%)\u201d, \u201cPrice-Oriented Competition (47%)\u201d and \u201cQualified Human Resources (42%)\u201d. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In the survey conducted for this Research, \u201cWhat is the level of competition in the sector according to 4 basic factors (price, quality, service speed, service diversity)?\u201d According to the answers given to the question \u201cprice\u201d (87%)\u201d competition, \u201chigh\u201d is specified, \u201cquality (53.33%)\u201d, \u201cservice speed (51%)\u201d and \u201cservice variety\u201d (58%) competition, \u201cmedium\u201d specified as. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As it can be understood from the answers given to these two questions, the only competition in the logistics sector is \u201cprice\u201d competition, and companies do not make much effort for \u201cbetter quality\u201d or \u201cfaster\u201d or \u201cdiversity of services\u201d (?). <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In my opinion, the two most interesting data in this Research are \u201cWhat are the main problems facing the logistics industry?\u201d \u201cLack of Value-Added Services (13%)\u201d and \u201cInnovation (16%)\u201d given to the question.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Why is it interesting? Because %22Lack of Value-Added Services%22 and %22Innovation%22, which are not seen as many %22problems%22 in fact, can be the solution to the above %22fundamental problems%22. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Why do companies compete only on %22price%22 and not or cannot compete for %22quality of service%22 or %22speed of service%22 or %22diversity of service%22? <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Competition for \u201cquality of service\u201d or \u201cspeed of service\u201d or \u201cdiversity of service\u201d other than price; It is difficult, requires hard work and is done with qualified people. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Countries, like companies, are in competition. The situation of countries is compared (competitively) with other countries through indices prepared by internationally recognized institutions. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

According to the World Bank\u2019s Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2018 results, Turkey is losing its place in the world logistics league. Turkey, which was 34th in LPI 2016, dropped to 47th in LPI 2018. The most important reasons for this 13 place loss; \u201cHuman Resources\u201d, \u201cCompetence\u201d and \u201cService Quality\u201d.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The quality of logistics is an important determinant of international trade, and an improved logistics can provide more foreign trade. According to the study \u201cThe World Bank\u2019s LPI and Drivers of Logistics Performance (Lauri OJALA, Dilay \u00c7elebi, https:\/\/www.itf-oecd.org\/sites\/default\/files\/docs\/ojala.pdf )\u201d, every 10% in the LPI score An increase of 1% could increase the country\u2019s foreign trade (imports, exports) by up to 69% (other trade-related things being equal). Had Turkey\u2019s LPI score been the same as Malaysia, which is at the \u00abupper-middle income\u00bb level, Turkey\u2019s imports could increase by 14% and exports by 18%. Had Turkey\u2019s LPI score been the same as in \u00abhigh income\u00bb OECD countries, Turkey\u2019s imports would have increased by 31% and exports by 40%. If Turkey aims at the top positions in global competition, it should make significant improvements in the weaknesses that are evident in LPI 2018. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The average profitability (Pre-Tax Profit\/Net Sales) is very low (2,80%) if only the logistics companies that make domestic \u201cgoods movement\u201d except the PTT in the Fortune 500 (Turkey) list are taken as a basis. I think the main reason for this is that there is only %22price%22-oriented competition. Firms should either improve their costs or offer a nuance. Otherwise, how long can this be sustained with very low profitability? Price competition can only be achieved by %22improving%22 the factors affecting the cost. The %22improvement%22 of cost is achieved only by %22quality of service%22. \u201cService quality\u201d is ensured by employees who actually perform that service and \u201ccompanies\u201d who truly believe in \u201cservice quality\u201d and their \u201cbosses\u201d and \u201cmanagers\u201d. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Between us, %22quality of service%22 requires a lot of effort and, more importantly, %22culture%22. Therefore, companies prefer to say %22I can do it cheaper%22 by choosing the easy and effortless one, but lower the %22price%22 without making %22improvement%22. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

After? Every choice is a renunciation! <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLack of Strategic Plan\u201d! Let this be a separate post.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhat are the main problems faced by the logistics industry?\u201d According to the answers given to the question, the most basic problems were stated as \u201cLack of Strategic Plan (53%)\u201d, \u201cPrice-Oriented Competition (47%)\u201d and \u201cQualified Human Resources (42%)\u201d. In the survey conducted for this Research, \u201cWhat is the level of competition in the sector according […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":243821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[186,226,230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-252082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-authors","category-oruc-kaya-en"],"blocksy_meta":[],"authors":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insights.tirport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insights.tirport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insights.tirport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insights.tirport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insights.tirport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/insights.tirport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insights.tirport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insights.tirport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insights.tirport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insights.tirport.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}