Digital Logistics Market Performance of Developing Countries

Abstract

Executing logistics activities based on digital platforms enables logistics and transportation activities to be carried out more effectively and efficiently, reducing logistics costs. For countries to increase their logistics performance and competitiveness at the macro level, the orientation towards digitalization in logistics should be encouraged and successfully managed. This research aims to determine developing countries' digital logistics market performance (DLMP) in 2022. In determining the DLMP, the countries' logistics market performances and digital competitiveness performances were used. In the study, the MEREC method was used to weigh the criteria. The RAFSI method was used to determine the DLMP rankings of developing countries. The DLMP was calculated for nineteen developing countries based on seven criteria. According to the research findings, the technology criterion is the most important criterion among the digital logistics market performance criteria. For the DLMP ranking, China, Malaysia, and Qatar are in the top three developing countries. The last three developing countries are Peru, Colombia, and Argentina. In addition, suggestions were developed for developing countries by comparing DLMP rankings with logistics market performance and digital competitiveness rankings.