An article co-authored by NITL academic staff has been selected for inclusion in the International Journal of Logistics & Transport (IJLT). It is entitled “ICT Innovation Diffusion in Small Logistics Service Providers: An Empirical Survey” by Pietro Evangelista, Edward Sweeney, Emilio Esposito and Claudia Wagner. This article is based on a paper originally presented at the International Conference on Logistics and Transport in Changmai, Thailand in December 2009. Each paper presented at this conference was evaluated and the authors of the best papers were invited to submit an article for consideration in this special issue of IJLT.

The focus of the article is on the analysis of the role of ICT in the innovation processes of small third-party logistics service providers (3PLs). This paper analyses how ICT is used to support innovation and identifies the factors that inhibit or facilitate the usage of ICT in such companies. Implications for supply chain innovation management are derived from research and managerial perspectives. The paper can be downloaded at http://www.thaivcml.com/IJLT/download/IJLT4_1.pdf.