Ufuk Arda Şimşek Turkish-Made Products to Qualify for "Made in EU" Labeling! With the draft Industrial Acceleration Act (IAA) published by the European Commission, Turkey may be eligible to receive the "Made in EU" label. Strategic products manufactured in Turkey will now be r... European Value Chain
Ufuk Arda Şimşek How Temu Overcomes Turkey Customs Barriers via "WhaleCo"? As you know, and as I have previously analyzed , the era of ordering products from abroad effectively ended when the €30 customs exemption limit was completely removed. However, the Chinese e-commerce... Cross-Border E-commerce
Ufuk Arda Şimşek NEW CUSTOMS REGULATION IN TÜRKİYE: NEW RIGHTS FOR R&D AND INDUSTRIAL SAMPLES As I discussed in my previous article , the customs exemption for goods under 30 Euros for individual imports was recently abolished in Türkiye. I had emphasized that this would primarily hinder hobby... Customs Legislation
Ufuk Arda Şimşek The 7Rs of Logistics: Why Your Package Arrives Right (or Wrong)? Seeing logistics merely as 'transporting from point A to point B' misses the massive strategy beneath the surface. If a product arrives at point B at the wrong time or at the wrong cost, that operatio... Logistics Fundamentals
Ufuk Arda Şimşek Customs Limit Removed: Protecting Producers or Creating Barriers? In this article, I will analyze the recent changes to Turkey’s customs regulations from my perspective as a logistics management student . I will explore why these new rules were implemented and compa... Customs Legislation
Ufuk Arda Şimşek The Weakest Link: Supply Chain Resilience Thousands of vehicles from the American giant Ford were held hostage in factories because a simple windshield wiper chip, costing only $0.40 could not be found. This absurd yet devastating example pro... Detailed Report Supply Chain Management
Ufuk Arda Şimşek My Career Vision for 2026 As you know, in logistics, every success is the result of good planning. In this article, I want to evaluate how much of my 2025 goals I have achieved and share my 2026 plans with you. My main purpose... Career Planning
Ufuk Arda Şimşek Global RAM Crisis and Supply Chain Disruption: What is the Chip Crisis? The outrageous increase in RAM prices can only be explained by the exchange rate, which is just a small part of the picture; when I examine the data, I see that the real issue is a global Supply Chain... Hardware Industry