Collaboration and communication in a networked economy

• Main Authors: Hans-Christian Pfohl, Katja Müller
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Poznań School of Logistics 2015-06-01
• Series: LogForum
• Subjects: collaboration; communication; network; logistics strategies; innovation
• Online Access: http://www.logforum.net/vol11/issue2/no2/11_2_2_15.pdf

Background: The networked economy is a result of the increasing specialization and productivity. The blurring of company boundaries enables potential for new competitive advantages. However, along with the growing networked economy, the complexity also increases. Methods: With their current study the German logistics association sheds a light on the most important trends of the networked and complex economy and the strategies of logistics and supply chain management (SCM) coping with them. Results and conclusions: This paper focuses on the collaboration of actors in logistics and supply chain management and the communication required for being successful. Furthermore, going beyond the study, the role of collaboration for innovation in logistics and SCM is considered, that has been neglected in literature so far. Finally, the paper concludes with a discussion reflecting the current state of collaboration in the context of its potential.