Sustainability and Social Justice
Modeling the Impact of Business-to-Business Electronic Commerce on the Organization of the Logistics Industry
Document Type
Article
Abstract
In this article, we analyze patterns and recent trends of the logistics industry with specific emphasis on the impact of business-to-business (B-to-B) electronic commerce on its industrial organization. From this conceptualization, we develop an optimization-based logistics model comprising two interlinked networks representing commodity flow and information flow, respectively. The model is operationalized using Monte Carlo simulation to highlight possible scenarios of logistics industry changes in response to the use of B-to-B e-commerce. Through this endeavor, we examine how new technologies affect the cost of information and transportation transactions in the logistics industry. © 2005 The Ohio State University.
Publication Title
Geographical Analysis
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Volume
37
Issue
1
First Page
46
Last Page
68
ISSN
0016-7363
DOI
10.1111/j.1538-4632.2005.00587.x
Repository Citation
Aoyama, Yuko; Ratick, Samuel J.; and Schwarz, Guido, "Modeling the Impact of Business-to-Business Electronic Commerce on the Organization of the Logistics Industry" (2005). Sustainability and Social Justice. 479.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_idce/479
