CHANGING STRUCTURE OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN TURKEY AFTER COVİD-19

Abstract

The significance of supply chain systems comes from the fact that they are the essential component of smoot operating most businesses, whether commercial, industrial or service. Supply chain management is critical for organizational performance and achieving customer satisfaction, as well as for lowering operational expenses and enhancing the company's financial condition. This study explores the concept of supply chain management, its elements, and organizational structure to determine what supply chain management's main objective will be in the future to enhance supply chain resilience in the unpredictable post covid era. Therefore, the destructive impact of Covid-19 on every company's supply chain is investigated in this study Until recently, the unsolved Covid-19 pandemic had wreaked huge havoc. The supply chains have experienced numerous obstacles whether it's frozen meals, agricultural or grocery products, emergency items, or even services. The development of crisis management solutions is critical for industrial organizations with complex supply chains. Because demand is high and supply is limited, some items have grown more desirable resulting in price hikes as the manufacturing sectors struggled with various issues during the lockdown. Labor shortages, the lack of local law enforcement, and transport restrictions all emerged as sources of high transportation costs, scarcity of raw materials, and a vulnerability in the supply chain The core data for this study was gathered using a structured questionnaire in which 280 employees from the manufacturing, wholesaler, retailer, e-business, cargo, and service sectors participated. After the analysis, it was found that the changing structure of SCM in the post-Covid era is positively correlated with digitalization, diversification, localization, and flexibility