Current trends in international logistics research

Abstract

In this research, a bibliometric review was carried out on international logistics, performing a comparative analysis of production between 1956 and 2016 and then focusing on production from 2013-2016 in order to establish the current trends in logistics research international. Descriptive bibliometric indicators were used: volume of production, typology of documents, writing languages, number of citations, institutional affiliation of authors, sources, main journals, countries of origin of the researcher. The most promising themes in the field were green and sustainable supply chains application of big data, e-Commerce, incidence of aspects redefinition of supply chain and logistics, collaborative logistics case studies (China) global manufacturing networks analysis capacity building and user satisfaction.