Digitalisation to Improve Automated Agro-Export Logistics: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis

Luis Kevin Cortez-Clavo, Maryorie Irania Salazar-Muñoz and Rogger Orlando Morán-Santamaría ()
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Luis Kevin Cortez-Clavo: Escuela Profesional de Administración y Negocios Internacionales, Universidad César Vallejo, Avenida Víctor Larco 1700, Trujillo 13001, La Libertad, Peru
Maryorie Irania Salazar-Muñoz: Escuela Profesional de Administración y Negocios Internacionales, Universidad César Vallejo, Avenida Víctor Larco 1700, Trujillo 13001, La Libertad, Peru
Rogger Orlando Morán-Santamaría: Escuela Profesional de Administración y Negocios Internacionales, Universidad César Vallejo, Avenida Víctor Larco 1700, Trujillo 13001, La Libertad, Peru

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-21

Abstract: Digitalisation in logistics has evolved in the search for continuous improvement and optimised processes. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of digitalisation implemented by companies to improve the automated logistics of cross-border trade in the agricultural sector. The research methodology was generated through a bibliometric analysis, exploring the evolution of the state of the art through the Scopus, WOS and Dimensions databases, in order to select relevant empirical studies on digitalisation and automated logistics, using quality criteria and applying the PRISMA flow chart. The results highlighted that since 2017, there have been signs of increased interest from researchers, with authors such as Zoubek, Kumar and Ghobakhloo standing out. This review revealed how digitalisation contributes to the optimisation of costs and time in the logistics chain. Designing public policies allows for a better integration of technologies such as IoT and AI. Three important blocks were identified that have contributed to the effectiveness of digitalisation in automated logistics: the impact of digitalisation on logistics efficiency and the supply chain, technological integration and automation in cross-border logistics, and governance, policies and social considerations in logistics digitalisation. The conclusions reached were that digitalisation has been a fundamental element in improving logistics and making it autonomous within cross-border trade, allowing technology to become integrated and reducing obstacles in the supply chain through digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI).

Keywords: digitalisation; logistics; agro-export; international trade; automation; bibliometric analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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