THE EVOLUTION OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT TOWARD THE DIGITAL TRANSITION

Abstract

The digital transformation and automation become indispensable for organizations and countries due to the progress and rapid development of technology. Also, it impacts on the logistics sector. Thus, this study presents a theoretical perspective related to logistics evolution and digital transformation. On the basis of the literature review, this paper studies the logistics evolution over time and its innovations, followed by an analysis of digital transformation and its impact on logistics based on the main challenges remained to achieve digitalization. The results of the study show that logistics sector is highly impacted by the industry evolution and the introduction of information technology, which bring several challenges toward the digital transition. Also, it shows that the digitalization has many benefits for the logistics sector within technological, economic and environmental factors.