Identifying the impact of information logistics on contemporary conceptions of logistics

Abstract

The contemporary economy is characterized by high reliance on modern technology, IT systems, and analyses of large amounts of information and data. This reliance promotes creation of new, innovative logistics concepts. Many practitioners and scientists have described the current situation as a logistics revolution, logistics 4.0 or logistics of the 21st century. This article attempts to systematize this terminology and present the foundation of modern strategies within logistics. What influenced the creation and functioning of the contemporary logistics strategies was the logistics of information and rationalization processes occurring within it. The aim of the article is to identify the impact of information logistics on the development and functioning of selected, contemporary logistics concepts.