Key Factors of Supply Chain Technological Innovations from the Perspective of Logistics Service Providers in China

The growth of China's economy requires the logistics industry to operate more efficiently and effectively in the global supply chain. China's logistics service providers (Hereafter short for LSPs) should adopt more efficient logistics technologies to provide better services for their customers. However, there is a lack of empirical research on the adoption of logistics technologies in China. This paper has attempted to fill the knowledge gap by investigating the determinants of technological innovations in China's logistics industry. This paper focuses on the factors influencing the adoption of technological innovations by LSPs in China and investigates the outcomes of adopting new technologies on supply chain performance. A questionnaire survey is conducted among China's logistics industry. After data reduction through factor analysis, the validity and reliability are confirmed by its Cronbach's alpha value, and then we employ regression method to verify our theoretical model and all the hypotheses. Empirical test results prove that technological, organizational and environmental factors significantly affect the adoption of technological innovations by China's logistics industry, and adopting new technologies will increase supply chain performance for the logistics industry in China.