Towards a self-organizing logistics system: identifying the value of SOLs for different stakeholders and transition-phases
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Quak, Hans
van Kempen, Elisah
de Vries, Janneke
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The way the logistics system is organized has to change in order to be sustainable in the long term on an economic, environmental and social level. A more self-organizing logistics system (SOLs) could deal with external factors such as decarbonization requirements, developments in automation and digitization, connectivity and more demanding end receivers. We combine the insights of two practical studies on self-organizing logistics (SOLiD and SOLport). Next, by using a value proposition canvas we identify the opportunities and challenges on the transition-path towards a more SOL system. To move in the direction of such a system of connected networks, and eventually towards a Physical Internet (PI), it is important to examine the barriers for players in the current logistics system. Although a SOL system might relieve pains of, or create gains for other stakeholders, the question remains what stakeholder from what role needs to take initiative towards the transition to a more SOL system. The concise analysis in this contribution suggests that, without such a stakeholder, it might be very likely that we end up in (a number of competitive) closed networks that are dominated by stakeholders that have a strong position in the existing logistics system.
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2021-06
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