Maritime Supply Chain Security Gaps of Middle Powers

Authors : Oğuzhan TÜREDİ, Hakkı KİŞİ

Pages : 103-136

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Publication Date : 2016-04-05

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This paper aims to find out the maritime supply chain security gaps that middle powers might encounter by comparing the maritime supply chain security of the dominant power, the US, and the middle power, Turkey. To accomplish this benchmarking, the Two Axes Multi-Sector (TAMS) model that enabled the multi-layered based security analysis throughout the two flows -cargo flow and transit flow- running in the logistics channel is introduced. As a result of the comparison with the TAMS model, the maritime supply chain security gaps of the middle powers can be divided into three distinct categories. First group of security gaps need the efforts of the international organizations to be overcome. Second group of security gaps need grants and funds from the dominant power or international organizations to be overcome. Third group of security gaps need the middle power vision regarding maritime supply chain security.
Keywords : SCS Supply Chain Security, security initiatives, TAMS Two Axes Multi Sector model, logistics channel