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CURRENT RESEARCH IN LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT AT CORVINUS UNIVERSITY OF BUDAPEST

• Attila Chikán Andrea Gelei
• Department of Logistics and Supply Chain
  Management

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COMPETITIVENESS RESEARCH CENTRECORVINUS
UNIVERSITY OF BUDAPEST
1995 - In global competition research program
1999 Foundation of research centre connected
to Institute of Business Economics
Three surveys (1995, 1999, 2004), all
over 1200 executives of over 300
companies A Hungarian and an English
language book Over a hundred papers
About 20 PhD theses 2004 New phase of
research (III.)

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2004 - 2006 RESEARCH PROGRAM

• Survey 301 companies, 1204 executives
• Contents comparable with previous surveys
• More advanced methodology
• 30 interviews with top executives
• 46 research papers
• Summarizing publications in preparation

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Current research questions

• Time series analysis concerning logistics
  performance and operations in the last decade
  (sample 36)
• Detailed 2004 database analysis
• Description of logistics performance and
  operation
• Logistics capabilities
• Supply chain management - Relation types

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DEGREE OF PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS (BOTH EXTERNAL
AND INTERNAL)
Compared with previous year 100 meaning
unchanged
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INTERNAL SATISFACTION WITH LOGISTICS IN LOGISTICS
AND SCM
In percent of respondents
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THREE PERIODS OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

• 1996
• End of transition period from planned to market
  economies improvements compared to planned
  economy
• 1999
• Realization of the important role logistics play
  in company success stagnation
• 2004
• Conscious steps in order to increase
  effectiveness and efficiency of logistics
  operation

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ANALYZING LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES

• Theoretical basis - CLM research
• Positioning, integration, agility, performance
  measurement.
• Methodology
• Creating indexes, which capture the different
  capabilities
• Cluster analysis based on capability indexes in
  order to differentiate companies with high level
  and low level of logistics capabilities
• Descriptive analysis of the two clusters -
  performance.

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MEANS OF LOGISTICS CAPABILITY INDEXES IN CASE OF
THE TWO CLUSTERS
Differences in all cases were significant
(gt0,05)
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INCREASE IN OVERALL COMPANY PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Not significant (gt0, 05)
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RELATION TYPES DIFFERENTIATED ALONG THE FOLLOWING
DIMENSIONS

• Length of cooperation
• The level of coordination between the two
  partners
• The innovative nature of cooperation
• Relationship specific investment made by the two
  partners
• Cluster analysis (valid cases 162) three
  significantly different clusters (gt0,05)

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THREE CLUSTERS OF RELATION TYPES
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INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

• First cluster transaction oriented relation
• (68 companies)
• Second cluster long term supplier contract
  relation (44 companies)
• Third cluster strategic partnership (50
  companies)

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CONCLUSIONS

• Logistic and SCM management is improving
• Companies focusing on logistics can be clearly
  identified, their performance is better
• Better logistics performance does not lead to
  better overall company results
• Companies in strategic partnership are in a
  cluster with distinct characteristics