THE ESSENCE OF DIGITALISATION IN MODERN LOGISTICS INDUSTRY

Abstract

With the advent of Modern Economics, digitalization is currently hot process in the
logistics industry not only in the USA but in the whole World economy as well. Whereas
the world is only in the early stages of digitization, Companies in logistics industry are
developing large-scale automation of corporate information system and trying to be more
resistant in the competitive market with the help of digitalization. Despite the existence of
myriads of research carried in this field, there are still considerable uncertainties in
understanding the essence and employing the digitalization in Logistics and
Transportation. The objective of this article is to identify the essential factors that effect on
the logistics and transport sector through globalization processes happening in the world
economy and how to adapt the concept of information and communication technologies
and modern logistics to the new digital economy as an example of USA.