An analysis related to structure and operation of large scaled logistics companies in Turkey

Logistics sector has been quite improving in recent years. Relevance on logistics activities have been ever increasing in Turkey and the world. Logistics is a system which is including storage, handling, customer service, customs clearance, ensuring etc. nowadays, was evaluated just transport activity at first. Structure and operation of logistics sector was transformed to more systematic status in recent years. However, there are some deficiencies at improving structure of companies what they must have activities for logistics. Which activites must be serviced in order to be a logistic company? The main problem is; terms of lojistics and transportation are intermixed and lojistics activities what are including are not known completely at constituted issue of study. However, there are some deficiencies about how should be structure and operation of logistics sector and due to expected logistics activities are not actualized by large scaled logistics companies in sector, this resource was created. Sources are concerning to topic was reviewed, previously research works were practised upon in this context. Study was realized on large scaled logistics companies in Turkey and structure and operation of companies were tried to analyze. Survey was used as data gathering method on study. While study was conducting as qualitative, quantative conclusions were determined at search model. Whereas our universe is large scaled logistics companies which are in business in Turkey, our sample was created as using judgement sampling. Included companies to study had been met with pre-configured question forms and conclusions were commented according to descriptive format. According to obtained finding after meeting, structure and operation of large scaled logistics companies which are in business in Turkey are similar to each other. It was determined those companies perform a few activities in logistics activities context and it was understood they are quite sufficient at logistics service dimension. Especially, it was understood about at transportation which is one of the most important activities of logistics companies, is serviced according to whole types both of national and international. Keywords: Lojistics, Structure of Logistics Sector, Operation of Logistics Sector, Lojistics Activities, Large Scaled Lojistics Companies