Anti-crisis methods in Logistics

Abstract

The logistics sector is important for the economy of absolutely any country. The overall development progress of all other areas depends on this sector. However, logistics companies face a lot of risks, as they are dependent on other economic parts. This thesis studies an anti-crisis management methods of a company in a turbulent economic situation to stabilize financial performance, as well as drawing up a general method that will combine the most important advantages of each. The main aim of the work is to analyze and gain an understanding of the anti-crisis methods used in logistics companies in order to create a new method that will combine all the advantages. Commission company is CheckPoint Transports, a company that specializes in the transportation of oversized goods, therefore it is dependent on various economic changes. During this work, the mixed methods approach was used, which contains quantitative and qualitative methods, which allows to gain an understanding of the topic from all sides, as well as increase reliability. During the study, online interviews were conducted, mainly with logistics companies that had experienced several crises. Also, due to the author's experience, an observation was conducted within the target company, which also increased the general understanding and need for this study. The analysis of digital values was carried out using content analysis, which made it possible to identify common patterns and dependencies, and with the help of content analysis, the analysis of secondary sources of information, such as books, existing studies and articles, was carried out. As a result, a method was created that combines all the advantages and a minimum of negative parts of existing methods, as well as a closed-loop scheme that will be relevant for any company. A managerial implication and two scenarios for implementation in the company were developed