The evolution of collaborative innovation in logistics service supply chains: from an ecosystem perspective
摘要
In the logistics services sector, supply chain participants frequently encounter disputes regarding benefit allocation and fierce pricing competition, which obstruct the achievement of synergies and highlight the necessity to equilibrate the interests of all stakeholders. This study utilizes citation analysis and co-word analysis to investigate the connections between ecosystem theory and logistics service supply chain studies. We develop a collaborative-innovation evolutionary game model wherein the logistics service integrator takes the lead, external providers outside the ecosystem react, and inside ecosystem members engage in cooperation. The model examines both the nascent and developed phases of the ecosystem to tackle the strategic decisions and managerial coordination issues that emerge while enticing new participants into the service-innovation ecosystem. The findings reveal: (1) the initial willingness levels of the three parties substantially impact the system's evolutionary trajectory, albeit with varying sensitivity; (2) the ecosystem-efficiency allocation coefficient influences the system's capacity to absorb the total costs of innovation; (3) during the ecosystem's nascent phase, firm heterogeneity diminishes competition between internal and external service providers, whereas in a mature ecosystem, internal members may resort to non-cooperative strategies; (4) penalty mechanisms exert a significant restraining effect on non-cooperative behavior. The study has two primary limitations: (1) it relies exclusively on a three-party evolutionary game method, without validation from alternative game-theoretic frameworks; (2) the scenario is confined to a single integrator model and lacks empirical data support. Future research may enhance the theoretical framework by conducting comprehensive firm-level surveys.