Predicting SMEs Performance Level Based on Supply Chain Efficiency and Third-party Logistics Relationships

Abstract

The purpose of aforementioned article is providing a commentary on expected performance outcome pathway based on small businesses logistics decisions through verification of business variable indicators and in-depth analysis on working hypotheses on logistics role in the SMEs context. Focus of study is the efficiency of SMEs supply chain management and the quality level of their third-party logistic relationship. The re-search target represents Bulgarian small and medium-sized businesses. The statistics computation demonstrated approval of conducted analysis as reliable in regards of selected variables and conceptual model. The conducted factor analysis confirms the validity of the study. The calculations proved statistical significance of exercised model of linear regression and affirmed that it is applicable for predicting the impact of the factors of analysis on performance having small businesses in Bulgaria based on their decisions in the logistics field.