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Trust is essential to maintaining secure collaboration in an uncertain competitive market environment in Indonesia. However, low levels of trust are proving to be a challenge for rival Indonesian truckload and less-than-truckload companies to establish long-term horizontal collaborations. This paper aims to analyze the role of key enablers in the b...
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... a recurrent virtuous collaboration cycle where the requirements of each partner are met to a level exceeding their expectations. Third, collaborationdriven trust, or a high-trust relationship, which entails continuous open communication between collaborating partners and reduces uncertainty. These various forms of trust development are shown in Fig. 1. Pomponi et al. (2015) proposed a framework within which companies ultimately collaborate at three levels: operational, tactical and strategic. According to Okdinawati, Simatupang, and Sunitiyoso (2015), the operational level focuses on the daily processes involved in processing customer orders, namely: scheduling, routing and order ...
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... research adopted the framework contained in Fig. 1, relating to the extent of trust-based collaboration from the work of Pomponi et al. (2015). Within every level of collaboration (operational, tactical and strategic level), a process of trust development is ongoing (Lambert et al., 1999;Pomponi et al., 2015). The result of successful collaboration may increase the trust between ...
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... In recent years, issues related to the behavior of actors involved in vehicle capacity utilization have received increasing attention, but this research remains in its early stages. First, most researchers are keen to elaborate on the importance of the issue through case studies [9,10]. To quantify the economic and environmental benefits of collaboration by companies, Palmer et al. [11] reported a 23% reduction in cost with 58% fewer road kilometers traveled and a 46% reduction in CO2 emissions in an actual strategy examination. ...
... Based on an incremental perspective, Pomponi et al. [5] found that mutual trust among partners and the extent of cooperation are two main dimensions for companies to achieve horizontal collaborations. Sitadewi et al. [9], using Indonesian case study data, reported that trust is a key enabler of horizontal collaboration in their section on freight trucking transportation. Lotfi et al. [33] used qualitative research methods to understand horizontal collaboration in micro-and small companies, and the results show that relational rents, relational capital, and relational governance mechanisms have important effects on collaboration. ...
... Thus, we propose an effective mechanism by formulating a TEGM consisting of three players, including freight carriers, freight shippers, and a logistics platform, to achieve sustainability in freight transportation. (2) An empirical approach [9,10], or a qualitative approach [33], to investigate the freight transportation company's optimal strategy is popular in the existing literature. However, although cooperation brings many benefits, there is still a lack of enthusiasm for it among participants. ...
In China, logistics platforms are an effective way to solve vehicle capacity utilization using information sharing. However, most logistics platforms do not possess operational sustainability due to excessive profit-seeking. To address this problem, conflicts of interest among freight transportation participants are discussed using a stakeholder approach. A three-player evolutionary game model (TEGM) is developed to analyze the interactions among freight carriers, freight shippers, and logistics platforms. Then, the asymptotic equilibrium and evolutionary stability strategies of the three-player game are analyzed. The results indicate that a high-level positive network externality is the driving force behind the logistics platform’s “high-level service”. A fairness payment incentive guarantees a “sharing” strategy for freight carriers and shippers. When the high-level positive network externality is limited and lower than a threshold value, there is no stable equilibrium point in the TEGM. A government tax incentive cannot change the freight carriers’ and shippers’ strategy to participate in this horizontal collaboration system, except for the logistics platform’s probability of providing “high-level service”. However, the behavioral strategies of the freight transportation participants can be changed to achieve the sustainability of freight transportation by reducing the value-added tax rate through the logistics platform and increasing the high-level positive network externality of the logistics platform and other participants’ perceived fairness through a payment incentive. Finally, suggestions for regulating the behaviors of freight transportation participants and promoting the sustainability of freight transportation are discussed.
The trucking industry is experiencing tight competition in Indonesia. The intense competition is contributed by large number of business players in this industry. Trucking companies are part of the service industry, where it is difficult to implement value-added activities for the products they sell. The fourth industrial revolution requires industries to connect their businesses to the internet. Unlike the previous industrial revolution, this industrial revolution requires trucking companies to have different type of capabilities. In this study, the innovative capability is an important factor that must be acquired by trucking companies in order to remain competitive.
This is challenging for trucking companies, because there are still many companies that are unfamiliar with internet-based technology. In this study, there are three main factors that influence the trucking company's innovative capability, technological capability, market orientation, and supplier relationship. This study will examine the impact of these three factors on the company's innovative capability. The impact of the innovative capability is moderated by industry 4.0, where technological developments is important factor in supporting the company's innovative capability to be more competitive, will also be investigated further.
This research is a qualitative and quantitative research, starting with a comprehensive literature review, the above factors are then validated through interviews involving executives from five trucking companies. This study reveals that all indicators obtained from the literature are considered valid and therefore will be used to develop the survey instrument further.
Quantitative research is then carried out by collecting data using a survey method. Data from 423 respondents was obtained from the survey, using a list of trucking companies owned by the ministry of transportation, associations of companies, and other sources. Five hypotheses were developed and tested using partial least squares - structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The results of the study indicate that technological capabilities and market orientation have a significant effect on innovative capabilities. However, we did not find the impact of supplier relationships on innovative capabilities. Innovative capabilities significantly affect trucking companies' competitive advantage, but industry 4.0 does not seem to moderate this impact.
Furthermore, we then conducted interviews to assess the maturity level of the innovative capability of 52 trucking companies. The results showed that the maturity level had a wide distribution, starting from the lowest to the highest level, but most of them were at the medium to mature level of maturity. This shows that most companies still have the opportunity to improve their innovative capabilities.
Finally, through action research, this research aims to improve the innovative capability of trucking companies in Indonesia. A series of actions for improvement divided into five stages have been carried out in the period from December 2021 to May 2022. The level of innovative capability is then measured by using a maturity model and compared before and after improvements. The results showed an increase in the company's innovative capability. It is also hoped that this research will contribute to the innovative capability in trucking companies and the development of theory in this field. In addition, these findings are also expected to provide valuable insights for practitioners and trigger for further research.
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To stay competitive in facing stiff competition, trucking companies need innovative capabilities. While much works related to innovative capabilities have been published in various sectors, we barely find any that specifically address trucking industry, especially in the era where the advancement of emerging technologies provide both opportunities and challenges. This paper investigates factors affecting the innovative capability of the trucking companies and how this innovative capability influences competitive advantage in the era of industry 4.0. The data of 423 respondents are gathered from a survey of trucking companies in Indonesia. Five hypotheses were developed and tested using partial least squares - structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The result reveals that technology capability and market orientation significantly affect innovative capability. On the other hand, innovative capabilities of trucking companies do not seem to be affected by their relationships with suppliers. The innovative capability significantly affected the trucking company's competitive advantage, but industry 4.0 does not moderate this impact. The finding provides helpful insights for managers and serves as interesting triggers for further research.
