The competitiveness in logistics using sharing collaboration

Abstract

In recent decades, supply chain management is a significant strategic management tools for companies that have set strategic goals to improve product or product quality, customer service and develop competitiveness. Sharing is one of the most important parts of supply chain value. Logistics is the main force of macroeconomic development. Comprehensive logistics accounts for 10% of GNP in economically developed countries and even more in developing countries. In the development of global markets, competition takes place in the supply chain, not within companies. Sharing not only gives you a competitive advantage, but also develops partners. In present day competitive setting, companies should pay more and more attention to the management of logistics networks when developing and improving competitiveness. Companies must focus on collaboration to exist in a competitive environment. Solving the issue of customer expectations, the issue of cooperation between companies is becoming more and more relevant. Collaboration in the supply chain is increasingly relevant as companies find that in some situations, the benefits of working together far outweigh the risks. In uncertain circumstances, companies seek to strengthen supply chain cooperation by leveraging suppliers’ expertise. Therefore, in order to create effective cooperation mechanisms, it is necessary what value this cooperation creates. The paper describes how the level of implication varies between customers and suppliers in the supply chain processes of different sectors. Sharing opinions with a particular focus on business effectiveness and the company’s contribution to supply chain solutions. Customers are actively involved in product development by managing demand, while suppliers focus more on transportation and stock management. Numerical experiments show that sharing sharing can enrich supply chain performance, stabilize influence and service level.