SUPPLY CHAIN STRUCTURE OF ACCOMMODATION ENTERPRISES IN TERMS OF LEAN LOGISTICS AND A COMPARATIVE COST ANALYSIS

Nowadays, the need for an effective management of the structure of a supply chain in businesses is increasing day by day parallel to the increasing supply chain and logistic functions. On the other hand, the continuing increase in the competition and the strict attitude of the market in these subjects give rise to the businesses to focus on the cost. In this point, it is important to make a simple supply chain and a logistic management by analyzing the structure of- a supply chain and the logistic functions which do not make added value and cleared from all kinds of wasting.In this study, within the framework of lean logistics, supply chain structure, components, logistics and logistics management, with emphasis on the principles of lean logistics, supply chain structure and laundry costs with two chosen different sized accommodation enterprises have been analyzed and compared in the two accommodation enterprises. Giving the laundry service in the hotel provides cost savings of about 10%. If the hotel can perform this service purchasing in the case of the scale of the major hotels, according to the current bid to receive services outside, it finds more than 50% of cost savings.