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Mariia Hryhorak

National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.” (Ukraine)

Olga Karpun

National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.” (Ukraine)

Abstract

The rapid growth of research in digital logistics, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, resilience, and circular supply chains exacerbates the fragmentation of logistics knowledge and complicates the explanation of modern logistics systems as holistic socio-technical ecosystems. The purpose of this article is to substantiate the intellectualization of logistics and supply chain management as an integrative conceptual framework and an open research agenda. The methodological foundation includes a targeted conceptual literature review, comparative analysis of related concepts, theoretical synthesis, and logical modeling. The article systematizes contemporary directions in logistics research, identifies their integrative gap, and differentiates intellectualization as a process, an intelligent logistics system as an analytical system type, a conceptual framework as an analytical tool, and a research agenda as a domain for further inquiry. The unit of analysis and the boundaries of the proposed framework are specifically clarified. A mechanistic-process model of intellectualization is proposed, in which human intelligence, organizational memory and learning capacity, inter-organizational collective intelligence, and artificial intelligence – through knowledge sharing, coordination, organizational learning, and human oversight of algorithmic decisions – are transformed into adaptive capabilities of the logistics system. Boundary conditions and risks of intellectualization are identified, including algorithmic opacity, poor data quality, platform dependency, cyber risks, and the loss of human expertise. Four theoretical propositions regarding causal relationships within the logistics system are formulated, along with a separate methodological proposition on changing the unit of analysis and an institutional proposition on the journal’s role. The scientific contribution lies in distinguishing intellectualization from digitalization and AI, constructing a testable system of propositions, and shaping the Research Agenda. A limitation of the study is its theoretical and conceptual nature, which requires further operationalization and empirical testing.

Keywords

Intellectualization, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Research Agenda, Conceptual Research, Conceptual Framework, Integrative Research Program, Digital Transformation, Open Science

Анотація

Стрімке зростання досліджень цифрової логістики, штучного інтелекту, автономних систем, резильєнтності та циркулярних ланцюгів постачання посилює фрагментацію логістичного знання й ускладнює пояснення сучасних логістичних систем як цілісних соціотехнічних екосистем. Метою статті є обґрунтування інтелектуалізації логістики та управління ланцюгами постачання як інтегративної концептуальної рамки й відкритої дослідницької програми. Методологічною основою є цільовий концептуальний огляд літератури, порівняльний аналіз суміжних понять, теоретичний синтез і логічне моделювання. У статті систематизовано сучасні напрями логістичних досліджень, визначено їхню інтегративну прогалину, розмежовано інтелектуалізацію як процес, інтелектуальну логістичну систему як аналітичний тип системи, концептуальну рамку як інструмент аналізу та дослідницьку програму як простір подальших питань. Окремо уточнено одиницю аналізу й межі застосування запропонованої рамки. Запропоновано механістично-процесну модель інтелектуалізації, у якій людський інтелект, організаційна пам’ять і здатність до навчання, міжорганізаційний колективний інтелект і штучний інтелект через обмін знаннями, координацію, організаційне навчання та людський контроль алгоритмічних рішень перетворюються на адаптивні здатності логістичної системи. Визначено обмежувальні умови та ризики інтелектуалізації, зокрема непрозорість алгоритмів, низьку якість даних, платформну залежність, кіберризики та втрату людської експертизи. Сформульовано чотири теоретичні положення про причинні зв’язки в логістичній системі, окреме методологічне положення про зміну одиниці аналізу та інституційне положення про роль журналу. Науковий внесок полягає у відмежуванні інтелектуалізації від цифровізації та AI, побудові перевірюваної системи положень і формуванні Research Agenda. Обмеженням є теоретико-концептуальний характер дослідження, що потребує подальшої операціоналізації та емпіричної перевірки.

Ключові слова

Інтелектуалізація, логістика, управління ланцюгами поставок, дослідницький порядок денний, концептуальні дослідження, концептуальна основа, інтегративна дослідницька програма, цифрова трансформація, відкрита наука


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Hryhorak M.Yu. Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of International Business and Logistics, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.” (Ukraine)

ORCID –  0000-0002-5023-8602
Researcher ID AAK-2963-2021
Scopus author id: – 57208222758
E-Mail:  hryhorak.mariia@edu.kpi.ua

 

Karpun O.V. PhD (Economics), Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Department of International Business and Logistics, National Technical University of Ukraine «Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute» (Ukraine) 

ORCID – 0000-0003-2058-9070
Researcher ID S-6428-2018
Scopus author id: – 60001156100
E-Mail:  karpun.olha@edu.kpi.ua

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Received: 2026-06-21
Accepted: 2026-07-29
Published: 2026-08-30
Issue: No. 38 (2026): August
Section: Articles

How to Cite
Hryhorak M.Yu., Karpun O.V. (2026). Intellectualization of logistics and supply chain management: conceptual framework, research agenda, and the role of a scientific journal. Intellectualization of Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Electronic scientific and practical journal, vol. 38, p. 8-35. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46783/smart-scm/2026-38-1


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