129597 20240104102230.0 doi 10.1108/IMDS-09-2016-0375 sideral 101741 ART-2017-101741 eng Muerza, V. (orcid)0000-0002-2405-4375 Identification and selection of ICTs for freight transport in product service supply chain diversification 2017 Purpose - Following the methodology designed for selecting the best industrial and technological diversification strategy, one of the best methods for achieving the long-Term sustainability of companies, the purpose of this paper is to describe its application in the service supply chains (SSCs) sector, specifically, in freight transport in product service supply chains. Design/methodology/approach - The methodology used in diversification processes comprises four stages: Evaluation of the technological diversification suitability; selection of the technological diversification strategy; implementation of the diversification strategy; and evaluation of the process. Findings - The main contributions of the paper are: The proposal of a taxonomy or functional inventory for information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the freight transport industry (FTI); the introduction of a new concept, the technological shrub, a variant of the technological tree that allows interdependencies between the functionality systems; the construction of a technological shrub for ICTs in a standard FTI firm; and the multicriteria selection, based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), of the best diversification strategy that can be incorporated by this standard firm for improving competitiveness. This selection utilises a "bottom-up" approach. Originality/value - The paper deals with the long-Term sustainability of companies by means of technological diversification strategies. Based on the taxonomy constructed for ICTs in the SSC sector and the identification of key technologies for a particular firm, a technological shrub is constructed and a multicriteria procedure is developed in order to select the best diversification strategy. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/ECO2015-66673-R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/ 2.948 2017 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL 11 / 46 = 0.239 2017 Q1 T1 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS 26 / 105 = 0.248 2017 Q1 T1 0.904 2017 Computer Science Applications 2017 Q1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2017 Q1 Strategy and Management 2017 Q1 Management Information Systems 2017 Q1 Industrial Relations 2017 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Larrodé, E. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-5857-8003 Moreno-Jiménez, J.M. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-5037-6976 5004 530 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Mecánica Área Ingen.e Infraestr.Transp. 4008 623 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Estruc.Hª Econ.y Eco.Pb. Área Métodos Cuant.Econ.Empres 117, 7 (2017), 1469-1484 Ind. manage. data syst. INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT & DATA SYSTEMS 0263-5577 200315 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/129597/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1562088 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/129597/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:129597 articulos driver 2024-01-04-09:03:42 ARTICLE