Smart City – Smart Logistics Amalgamation
Himanshu Shee, Shah Jahan Miah, Ianire Taboada, Tharaka de Vass
Abstract
Goods movement into the smart city is critical from an economic perspective. Hence, understanding the relationship between logistics of the goods flow and smart city operations is crucial in the policy deployment of future cities. Emerging smart logistics considers the inclusion of disruptive technologies – e.g., smart sensors within the Internet of Things environment. However, no research work studies the impact of smart logistics on smart cities sustainability, considering the firm-level technological viewpoint. Thus, this paper investigates empirically the effect of smart logistics on smart city sustainable operations, based on the foundation of organisational capability theory. For that purpose, a survey-based questionnaire is used to collect data from businesses that deal with logistics in Melbourne city (Australia). Then, the structural equation modelling technique is employed to analyse the relationship of smart logistics with smart city performance. Results show that smart logistics has a positive impact on smart city sustainable performance. Therefore, future urban projects will take into account this emerging logistics approach.