Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on Defense Procurement

The supply chain can be defined as the network that includes the procurement of raw materials needed in production, the conversion of these materials into the final product, and the distribution of these products to the customers. Supply chain management includes balancing supply and demand, procurement of raw materials and semi-finished products, production and assembly, storage, stock management, order management and distribution of products to customers, etc. Supply chain management is the process of executing all these activities and managing the necessary information systems. Defense procurement, on the other hand, can be defined as the process in which products and systems needed for national defense such as tanks, warplanes, unmanned aerial vehicles, helicopters, airplanes, missiles, electronic systems are procured. In the literature, especially in recent years, the subject of defense procurement is among the remarkable issues. There are many studies on defense procurement in the literature. In this study, bibliometric analysis was carried out for the studies on defense procurement in the literature. In the research, studies on defense procurement in the Web of Science database were examined. By using the publication information of the studies in the Web of Scienc database, bibliometric analyzes of the publications were made using the VOSViewer program. In the last part of the study, the results obtained were interpreted and suggestions were made for future studies.