Longevity of Technological Competitive Advantages for Logistics Service Providers? a Complexity Science Based Analysis of Autonomous Co-operation Technologies
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چکیده
This paper intends to analyse the problem of longevity of technology based competitive advantages for logistics service providers, as it is important from the view of investment theory. Autonomous co-operation technologies are illustrated as an example for technologies that can lead to competitive advantages for companies within international supply networks. However, suchlike technologies can lead to path dependencies, which affect the longevity of these advantages in positive as well as negative ways.
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