As the point of view of pyhsical distribution, the benefits of supply chain and a study case

Companies growing with globalisation found out that the way of increasing profits isnot to increase the production rate, but is to lower the expenses. In addition to this, widevariety of products, prices, just in time and customer satisfaction also became important. Theway of succession passes through ?Supply Chain Management?.With the objectives mentioned above,this study that I present as my Master? Degreethesis deals with the principles of logistic operations within the company and supply chainstructure between companies.In the first chapter, Given the general konwledges about Supply Chain Management,Logisitcs and Physical Distrubution were described. I clarified the differences about theseissuues which are used as the same with each other.In the second chapter, Coordination within the company or between companies isestablished with the principles of Supply Chain Management, that are production, location,inventory, transport and information components. The companies that set up the chain as aresult of reconstruction, operate in different geographies with different products. This system,operating with the help of supply chain, causes decrease in expanses and inventory, andprovides goods end services just in time to the customer.In the third chapter, Supply Chain Management?s and Physical Distrubution?s benefitswere examined.As the study case , the operation of the supply chain system that takes place within thelogistic structure of the Land Forces Command is examined and the principles of supply chainmanagement is applied to this system.