Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/312269 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] Information Systems Frontiers [ISSN:] 1572-9419 [Volume:] 26 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Springer US [Place:] New York, NY [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 755-774
Publisher: 
Springer US, New York, NY
Abstract: 
Emerging digital technologies are transforming logistics processes on a large scale. Despite a growing body of knowledge on individual use cases ranging from collaborative robots to platform-based planning systems in the frontline industrial development of Logistics 4.0, organizations lack a systematic understanding of the opportunities digital technologies afford for logistics processes. To foster such understanding, this study takes an intra-organizational perspective as a central starting point for digitalization initiatives toward Logistics 4.0. It synthesizes current academic research and industrial insights from a systematic literature review and an expert interview study through an affordance lens. The result is a catalog and conceptual framework of ten digital technology affordances in intralogistics (DTAILs) and 46 practical manifestations. Thereby, this study contributes to understanding and leveraging the opportunities digital technologies afford in a leading-edge information systems application domain. It serves as a foundation for further theorizing on Logistics 4.0 and for structuring strategic discussions among organizational stakeholders.
Subjects: 
Affordance theory
Digital technology
Industry 4.0
Logistics 4.0
Logistics process
Supply chain management
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