Transportation logistics field has experienced a number of significant changes in recent years due to innovations in technology, and there are a number of emerging concepts that have surfaced over the past 1 to 2 years as a result. To determine the facts, this paper provides a review of the relevant literature to identify several of these emerging concepts, including a detailed discussion concerning their respective importance in the transportation logistics management (TLM) field. An analysis concerning the direction these emerging trends will take in the future and their potential future impact within the TLM field is followed by a summary of the research and important findings concerning these issues in the conclusion.
Review and Analysis
The concepts that are emerging in the TLM field today may have appeared as so much science fiction just a few years ago, but concepts such as 3D printing, drone deliveries and driverless vehicles have become reality over the past 2 years to the extent that they are being adopted by a growing number of enterprises. For example, according to Robinson (2015), "Today, the industry is cautiously adopting these technologies to provide faster, cheaper, more reliable and sustainable delivery" (para. 3).
Three-dimensional printing, or 3D printing, appears to hold...
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