Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2019, 65(8):359-365 | DOI: 10.17221/367/2018-AGRICECON

Modern trends in logistics of agricultural enterprisesOriginal Paper

Andrej Dupaµ1, Patrik Richnák*,1, Ąuboslav Szabo2, Klaudia Porubanová1
1 Department of Production Management and Logistics, Faculty of Business Management, University of Economics in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
2 Department of Management, Faculty of Business Management, University of Economics in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

The article is devoted to the analysis of the use of modern trends in the logistics of agricultural enterprises in Slovakia in order to achieve a competitive advantage and to ensure the improvement of the course of business activities. The research was carried out in 67 agricultural enterprises on the territory of Slovakia. The following methods of data collection were used: Computer-Assisted Web Interviewing, Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing and Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing. When interpreting the results of research, descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing were used. Pearson's chi-squared test, Pearson's contingency coefficient and Tschuprow's coefficient were applied as statistical tests. The result of the analysis is the need for digitisation and transfer of Big Data that will lead to better decisions, resulting in higher operational efficiency, cost reduction, risk reduction, flexibility, efficiency, and clarity of logistic processes. Agricultural enterprises in Slovakia will have to accept Industry 4.0. The results of the research revealed that 71.6% of agricultural enterprises strongly agrees with the usage of logistic technology. Price has a strong influence, as an important factor, on the implementation of a new trend in logistics in case of 80.6% agricultural enterprises. 29.8% of respondents accept logistic trends but do not have the funds to implement them in their enterprise.

Keywords: Big Data; business logistics; Industry 4.0; Slovak agriculture; trends in logistics

Published: August 31, 2019  Show citation

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