A Study of Technology Adoption Trends in Logistics Firms in Malaysia

This research report delves into the critical issue of technology adoption among logistics firms in Malaysia, highlighting its importance for enhancing performance and maintaining competitiveness in the modern business environment. The study acknowledges that many logistics organizations are slow to integrate technology, potentially hindering their ability to thrive. The research methodology involves both primary data collection through surveys and secondary data analysis from journals and books, providing a comprehensive view of the topic. The findings aim to raise awareness of the benefits of technology adoption and offer insights that could inform career development and strategic decision-making within the logistics sector.

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Research Methods

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Research title
The research title is
“Technology adoption
among the Logistics
Firm in Malaysia
Research problem
 In the current era, it is mandatory for the
firm to increase their understanding in the
context of Technology adoption among
the Logistics Firm in Malaysia to improve
their existing performance in the least
time. Technology adoption plays an
imperative role in the security of business
in the logistics firms (Ruttan and Thirtle,
2014). Information security is a key
concern every day. Hackers, as well as
thieves, steal the confidential data of
consumers and company proprietary facts
and figures, however, technology can
keep the data of the company. There is
one of key advantageous to business that
it can update and continue to monitor the
data due to digital security. Moreover,
hackers can break off the operation of the
business, creates more cost for the
company and causes businesses to fall
under public scrutiny (Parnreiter, 2015).
Research interest
The interest of researcher to comprehend
the adoption of technology role in
logistics could be mandated to the
research to select this topic like. The
availability of data is another important
factor that enforces to the investigator to
select this topic. There are different
reasons could influence the researcher
named the time, cost, availability of
data, convince to the selection of data,
and importance of the research.

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Research rational
This research is imperative for gaining
the understanding of researcher as
well as readers towards the adoption
of technology. It also assists research
scholar to understand the importance
of technology adoption in improving
the performance of the logistics firm.
It also supports the researcher to
understand many strategies that aid
the researcher to collect feasible
information about the research
concern named research types, data
collection method, data analysis
method, and research limitation
(Löfsten, 2016).
Why it is an issue and why now
In the current era, most of the logistic organization
does not consider technology in their business
process that makes problem to sustain their position
in the marketplace and obtains higher competitive
benefits. The adoption of the technology could be
costly as compared to the manual process hence it
could be a major issue for the firm to obtain a
reliable outcome (Das and Kapil, 2015).
Data collection method
How and when is it going to be investigated?
This research issues will be investigated through both
primary and secondary data collection that help to
collect feasible information about the research matters.
The primary data collection method will be collected by
survey through questionnaire while secondary
information will be obtained from articles, journal, and
books (Löfsten, 2016).

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What could this research shed
light on?
This research will create an
awareness of technology adoption
among the logistics firm in
Malaysia. It could be imperative
for making a career of the
investigator in the logistics firm.
The primary data is collected by
survey through questionnaire
while secondary information will
be obtained from articles, journal,
and books.

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References
Das, A. and Kapil, S., 2015. Inorganic growth of technology sector firms in emerging markets:
Influence of firm-specific factors in Indian firms’ M&A activities. International Journal of
Emerging Markets, 10(1), pp.52-72.
Löfsten, H., 2016. Organisational capabilities and the long-term survival of new technology-
based firms. European Business Review, 28(3), pp.312-332.
Parnreiter, C., 2015. Managing and governing commodity chains: the role of producer service
firms in the secondary global city of Hamburg. DIE ERDE–Journal of the Geographical
Society of Berlin, 146(1), pp.1-15.
Ruttan, V. and Thirtle, C., 2014. The role of demand and supply in the generation and diffusion
of technical change. Routledge.