THE  THE INFLUENCE OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN ON THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF COMPANIES IN AGRIBUSINESS

Adis  Puška; Miroslav Nedeljković; Danijela  Parojčić

doi:10.5937/ekoPolj2204165P

Authors

Adis Puška Faculty of Agriculture, Bijeljina University, Bijeljina, Republic of Srpska, BiH
Miroslav Nedeljković Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, Serbia
Danijela Parojčić Faculty of Business and Law Belgrade, MB University, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5937/ekoPolj2204165P

Keywords:

Supply chain, agribusiness, competitiveness, regression analysis, correlation

Abstract

Changes in the market, caused by globalization, have led to the fact that many companies needed to adapt their operations. In response to these changes, the concept of supply chain was developed to help companies from procurement to sales of products. This paper examines the eﬀects of supply chains on competitiveness using the example of agro-food companies from the Republic of Croatia. The research was conducted through a questionnaire which included 188 agribusiness companies. The responses were systematized and statistically processed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and multivariate regression analysis. The results showed that the eﬀects of supply chains play a major role in determining the competitiveness of agro-food companies. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the eﬀects of the supply chain in these companies in order to improve competitiveness and achieve better results of these companies on the market.

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