All rights reserved application/pdf 434431 bytes Logistics system as a factor of busines development : the case of the Republic of Serbia 2022 Ekonomika preduzeća 70(5-6) logistics, physical infrastructure, logistics services, business environment, company performance Ključne reči: logistika, fizička infrastruktura, logističke usluge, poslovno okruženje, performanse preduzeća Aćimović, Slobodan Mijušković, Veljko Bugarčić, Filip Ž. eng Abstract: Logistics is becoming one of the most important sectors of the economy and an indispensable element in the process of international trade and industrial development. The aim of this paper is to examine the role and importance of logistics system in improving the performance of companies in different industries and to identify its key dimensions that need to be improved in order to create a favorable business environment within a given economy. The logistics system is observed through two dimensions- “hard”, which refers to the elements of physical infrastructure, and “soft” which includes segments related to logistics services and customs procedures. The research was conducted on a sample of 298 companies in the Republic of Serbia. The research methodology includes factor analysis based on which, the positive impact of the logistics system on the selected performance of companies has been proven. In addition, the difference in the importance of certain elements of logistics system between manufacturing and non-manufacturing companies has been proven. The results of the research can be of particular use for policy makers, as an instrument for improving the overall business environment through the development of individual logistics subsystems. Also, this evidence allows better insight for individual companies into the effects of different segments of logistics on business development, according to the industry Sažetak: Logistika postaje jedan od najvažnijih sektora privrede i neizostavan element u procesu međunarodne trgovine i industrijskog razvoja. Cilj rada jeste da ispita ulogu i značaj sistema logistike u unapređenju performansi preduzeća u različitim granama industrije, kako bi se identifikovale njene ključne dimenzije koje je potrebno unaprediti radi stvaranja povoljnog poslovnog ambijenta u okviru date privrede. Sistem logistike posmatra se kroz dve dimenzije- “tvrdu”, koja se odnosi na elemente fizičke infrastrukture, i “meku”, koja uključuje segmente vezane za logističke usluge i carinske procedure. Istraživanje je sprovedeno na uzorku od 298 kompanija na teritoriji Republike Srbije. Metodologija istraživanja uključuje faktorsku analizu na osnovu koje je dokazan pozitivan uticaj sistema logistike na odabrane performanse preduzeća. Pored toga, dokazana je i razlika u važnosti određenih elemenata sistema logistike između proizvodnih i neproizvodnih preduzeća. Rezultati sprovedenog istraživanja mogu naročito koristiti kreatorima ekonomske politike, kao instrument u unapređenju ukupnog poslovnog ambijenta kroz razvoj pojedinačnih podsistema logistike. Takođe, navedeni dokazi omogućavaju individualnim preduzećima bolji uvid u efekte individualnih segmenata logistike na razvoj poslovanja, shodno pripadajućoj grani industrije. info:eu-repo/semantics/review https://phaidrabg.bg.ac.rs/o:28301 doi:10.5937/EKOPRE2206325A