Toward a framework of innovation management in logistics firms: A systems perspective

With the rapid circumstance changes, innovation has become a strategic choice for many logistics firms in the 21st century. In this paper, we will see innovation as a system which is composed of six elements. We will also look at the relationships among these elements in the context of the systems theory. Finally, we will suggest how to manage the enterprise innovation system (EIS) to achieve systematic innovation and sustained innovation to attain competitive advantages with strategic perspectives for logistics firms.