The Concept Of Logistics Center And Had？mk？y Logistics Center

Nowadays the importance of logistics activities are increasing due to the escalation in commercial and competitive ambient which also leads to a major expansion in the logistics as a gradually advancing industry both in Turkey and in the World. One of the notions that utilizes the logistics industry is “The Logistics Center/Village” Concept. Logistics Centers/Villages, allows enterprises to have a consistent predominancy among their contenders in the market. Considering these advances it is crucial to conduct Logistics Centers/Villages that aims constituting freight centers at certain locations to offer the best services for logistics activities to increase transportation quality, efficiency and to decrease the traffic congestion caused by city logistics. Logistics centers are the fastest, safest, low-cost and environmentally friendly transfer areas between transport modes with active connections to all modes of transport. In this thesis, the logistics companies in Had？mk？y district of ？stanbul; The criteria affecting the location selection are the problems in the current location, the problems they encounter while receiving logistics services, their position, quality and relationships. Criteria taken into consideration in this process; transport network and accessibility, spatial information, technology and knowledge level, market clusters. A field study and a survey were conducted in the method application. At the end of the study, ？stanbul-Had？mk？y Logistics Center was evaluated and evaluated within the defined criteria