Multidisciplinary review of logistics and supply chain research— Application of scientific measurement analysis in related fields

Abstract

The process of globalization and digitization has continuously increased customer requirements for logistics costs and services. Issues related to the development of logistics and supply chain has received great attention. However, considering the factors of timeliness and systemic, previous studies could no longer meet the latest needs. To fill these gaps, this article reviews the 833 articles collected from the Web of Science (WoS) database from 1989 to March 2020 and mainly analyzes annual trends, top organizations, top published countries, author keywords, and main sources and disciplines, using the concepts of system thinking and knowledge-intermediary to summarize the research results. The results show that the research on logistics and supply chain is in a period of rapid development, and presents a decentralized and diversified development trend. These data and images provide a comprehensive picture of the development of the digital business economy, aiming to help researchers, funding agencies, policymakers, and industry professionals grasp the timely situation about the discipline, thus establishing a systematic understanding.