STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ON THE BATTLEFIELD: THE CASE OF YAVUZ SULTAN SELIM’S EGYPT CAMPAIGN PLANNING

It is the most essential condition for leaders and commanders to value the supply chain management at the strategic level and form their plans in this way. So much so that, before a possible conflict is completely uncertain to how it will be and how long it will last, it has become sustainable with a good strategic planning process. The subject of our research, the Ottoman Empire’s Egyptian campaign, set up an example for the strategic importance of supply chain management under difficult depth operations and variable climate conditions. When Sultan Selim’s Egypt campaign is evaluated with the possibilities and conditions of the period, it will shed light on today’s operations.