Abstract
Purpose This study aims to review the literature on sharing economy logistics and crowd logistics to answer the three following questions: How is the literature on sharing economy logistics structured? What are the main trends in sharing economy logistics and crowd logistics? What are the future research options? Design/methodology/approach Bibliometric analysis is used to evaluate 85 articles published over the past 12 years; it identifies the top academic journals, authors and research topics contributing to the field. Findings The sharing economy logistics and crowd logistics literature is structured around several disciplines and highlights that some are more scientifically advanced than others in their subject definitions, designs, modelling and innovative solutions. The main trends are organized around three clusters: Cluster 1 refers to the optimal allocation of costs, prices, distribution and supplier relationships; Cluster 2 corresponds to business related crowdsourcing and international industry practices; and Cluster 3 includes the impact of transport on last-mile delivery, crowd shipping and the environment. Research limitations/implications The study is based on data from peer-reviewed scientific journals and conferences. A broader overview could include other data sources such as books, book chapters, working papers, etc. Originality/value Future research directions are discussed in the context of the evolution from crowd logistics to crowd intelligence, and the complexities of crowd logistics such as understanding how the social crowd can be integrated into the logistics process. Our results are part of the crowd science and engineering concept and provide some answers about crowd cyber-system questions regarding crowd intelligence in logistic sector.
Highlights
For more than 20 years, the sharing economy has been recognized as a mode of consumption based on the exchange of services and the sharing of under-exploited goods, exemplified by social media, mobile technologies, big data analytics and cloud computing or social, mobile, analytics and cloud (SMAC) solutions
Jaržemskis’s article, which was published in the journal Transport, focuses on three of the most promising and relevant technical aspects of sharing economy logistics: strong cooperation with other companies in the same sector, within a logistics centre; container terminals/warehouses; and trailer and innovative transhipment equipment
These notions led to the idea of crowd logistics, which exploited a new type of collaboration and new social networks, providing economic, social and environmental benefits
Summary
For more than 20 years, the sharing economy has been recognized as a mode of consumption based on the exchange of services and the sharing of under-exploited goods, exemplified by social media, mobile technologies, big data analytics and cloud computing or social, mobile, analytics and cloud (SMAC) solutions. Information technology (IT) is a key enabler of sharing practices and determines the development of new successful business models in the global economy (e.g. Airbnb, Uber) (Ocicka and Wieteska, 2017). IT makes the concept of sharing and its practices. The full terms of this licence maybe seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/ legalcode
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