Factors influencing information and communication technology diffusion in Nigeria's transport logistics industry: an exploratory study

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Nexuses between international trade, renewable energy, and transport services: Leading toward practical implications and trade policies

“…The acronym ICT has been used widely in the literature, encompassing cellphones, decision support applications, smart devices with applications, and technology gadgets. Ezenwa et al (2020) examined ICT adaptation in road freight transport in Africa. ICT adoption positively affects road freight transport by enhancing safety, suitability, visibility, and accountability in operations.…”

Development of strategies to improve Information Communication Technology diffusion in Nigeria’s logistics and transport industry: Adaptation of Structure-Process -Outcome Model

“…However, assessment of factors influencing ICT adoption among the local small and medium third-party logistics operators remain inadequate (Evangelista 2011;Gunasekaran and Ngai, 2003). ICT adoption measures have not been clearly translated into a clear objective for the local logistics firms, policymakers, and other stakeholders to aim towards (Ezenwa et al, 2020). Although a few studies have provided evidence relating to factors affecting efficient ICT adoption among logistics firms, there are still many areas to develop within the research field.…”

“…Lieb and Schwarz (2002) ranked informationbased outsourced logistics services as follows: freight payment/accounting (45%); transport planning/optimisation (45%); warehouse management systems (27%); shipment tracking (18%); international documentation (18%); supply chain planning/scheduling (6%); order management (6%). However, local logistics operators face numerous ICT adoption challenges (Ezenwa et al, 2020;Tob-Ogu et al, 2018;Evangelista, 2011;Gunasekaran and Ngai, 2003;Pokharel, 2005;Kilpala et al, 2005), particularly in developing logistics markets (Tob-Ogu et al, 2018;Ezenwa et al, 2020). Factors influencing ICT adoption are generally caused by the interplay of technological, organisational, and environmental factors (Tornatzky and Fleischer, 1990).…”

“…Factors influencing ICT adoption are generally caused by the interplay of technological, organisational, and environmental factors (Tornatzky and Fleischer, 1990). Local evolved factors such as institutional (25%), structural (39%), and operational (36%) challenges have been also recognised as fundamental issues inhibiting ICT adoption in developing logistics markets (Ezenwa et al, 2020;Ezenwa, 2014;Alokan, 1998). These factors limit both the usefulness and ease of use of the ICT resources, and ultimately stall ICT adoption readiness, the scope of business of the local logistics operators (Ezenwa et al, 2018), as well as their logistics performance (World Bank, 2013a, 2013b, 2018.…”

“…Although several studies have highlighted factors influencing ICT adoption among local logistics operators (Ezenwa et al, 2020;Tob-Ogu et al, 2018;Evangelista, 2011;Gunasekaran and Ngai, 2003;Pokharel, 2005;Kilpala et al, 2005), what is lacking are comprehensive guidelines for identifying and understanding how the combination of the industry/firm background inform ICT adoption process/prioritisation, as well as the logistics performance of the operators (Evangelista and Sweeney, 2006). The multiple case study approach adopted in this study implies engaging relevant firms in ways that enable legitimacy, validation, knowledge integration, regarding factors influencing ICT uptake among the local logistics operators in a developing market such as Nigeria.…”