A Conceptual Study on E-Commerce and Digital Supply Chain Management

Today, with globalization, changes are experienced in many subjects. Especially with the developments in information and communication technologies, the digitalization process has become one of the remarkable issues with an increasing momentum. Industry 4.0 and new technological developments have brought important changes in production and consumption approaches. In this context, businesses have started to prefer to use more digital technologies in their products and services, and consumers have started to make their choices by using digital technologies in their purchasing processes. Developing technologies, changing business models and increasing competition in constantly changing business world cause businesses to be more competitive. In this context, managing the supply chain process effectively is among the issues that are becoming increasingly important. Nowadays, the increasing accessibility of consumers to the products and making purchasing decisions among many different options have caused businesses to operate in a more competitive environment. Another important factor is the increase in e-commerce platforms, causing businesses to remain in an intense competitive environment regarding the price, quality and delivery processes of the product to ensure customer satisfaction. Although the improvements in the supply chain are of great importance for businesses competing against time, especially in terms of e-commerce transactions, digitalization has also shown its effect in this area and brought the digital supply chain approach to the fore. In this way with using digital technologies, businesses will have the opportunity to manage the process effectively until their products reach to their consumers.

E-Ticaret ve Dijital Tedarik Zinciri Yönetimi Üzerine Kavramsal Bir Çalışma

Günümüzde küreselleşmeyle birlikte birçok konuda değişimler yaşanmaktadır. Özellikle bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerindeki gelişmelerle birlikte dijitalleşme süreci artan bir ivme ile dikkat çeken konulardan biri haline gelmiştir. Endüstri 4.0 ve yeni teknolojik gelişmeler üretim ve tüketim yaklaşımlarında da önemli değişiklikleri beraberinde getirmiştir. Bu kapsamda işletmeler sunmakta oldukları ürün ve hizmetlerde daha fazla dijital teknolojileri kullanmayı tercih etmeye başlarken, tüketiciler ise alım süreçlerinde tercihlerini yoğunlukla dijital teknolojileri kullanarak gerçekleştirmeye başlamışlardır. Sürekli değişen iş dünyasında gelişen teknolojiler, değişen iş modelleri ve artan rekabet, işletmelerin daha rekabetçi olmalarına neden olmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, tedarik zinciri sürecini etkin bir şekilde yönetmek giderek önem kazanan konular arasında yer almaktadır. Günümüzde tüketicilerin ürünlere erişilebilirliklerinin artması ve birçok farklı seçenek arasından satın alma kararlarını vermeleri, işletmelerin daha rekabetçi bir ortamda faaliyet göstermelerine neden olmuştur. Bir diğer önemli unsur ise e-ticaret platformlarının artması, işletmelerin müşteri memnuniyetini sağlamak için ürünün fiyatı, kalitesi ve teslimat süreçleri aile ilgili olarak yoğun bir rekabet ortamında kalmasına neden olmuştur. Özellikle e-ticaret işlemleri açısından zamana karşı rekabet eden işletmeler için, tedarik zincirinde yapılan iyileştirmeler büyük önem taşısa da, dijitalleşme de bu alanda etkisini göstermiş ve dijital tedarik zinciri yaklaşımını ön plana çıkarmıştır. Bu sayede işletmeler ürünlerinin tüketiciye ulaşıncaya kadar geçen süreçte, dijital teknojilerin kullanımıyla etkin bir şekilde yönetme olanağı elde etmiş olacaklardır.

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