Development strategy in the field of transport of perishable food products based on the SWOT analysis
Autor
Gajewska, Teresa
Opublikowane w
Research in Logistics & Production
Numeracja
Vol. 9, No. 3
Data wydania
31.07.2019
Język
angielski
ISSN
2083-4942
eISSN
2083-4950
DOI
10.21008/j.2083-4950.2019.9.3.3
Słowa kluczowe
transport of food products, agriculture products, road transport, SWOT analysis
Abstrakt
A rise in international trade has increased the need for the transportation of perishable products from producers to end-users in distant locations. Such transportation requires extensive logistics planning to ensure the integrity of the goods transported. The article aims to identify and highlight key strengths and weaknesses of the company, and to identify opportunities and threats that can contribute to improving the competitiveness and thus the quality of services provided. The scope of the data included domestic and international transport of two product groups: food and agricultural products. Data were obtained from Eurostat and the Polish Central Statistical Office (GUS) for the years 2010–2015. In order to determine the strategy and enterprise that specializes in the transport of food products, a SWOT analysis was used. The SWOT analysis points clearly to the direction of the business’s development towards strong expansion in the market which is demonstrated by the high figures for the strengths and opportunities (9.48). Compared with 2014, 2015 saw a 14.2% increase in the proportion of foods with a parallel drop in the transport of domestic agricultural produce by nearly 5%. The volume of road transport expressed in tonne/kilometre was 14.5% of the total of EU transport which places Poland second amongst the 28 EU states, after Germany and before Spain and France. The paper demonstrates that the most advantageous development strategy for a domestic transport provider is an aggressive (maxi–maxi) strategy to fully benefit from the opportunities with the use of its strengths.
