Green innovations in logistics supporting the development of innovative green technologies, processes, products and services in companies in Slovakia

Department of Production management and Logistics, Faculty of Business Management, University of Economics in Bratislava, Dolnozemská 1/b, 852 35 Bratislava, Slovak republic

^* Corresponding author: Klaudia Gubová, Assoc.Prof. Ing. PhD., University of Economics in Bratislava, Department of Production management and Logistics, Dolnozemská cesta 1/b, 852 35 Bratislava, klaudia.porubanova@euba.sk

Abstract

Significant changes on global markets influence behaviour of businesses as well as position of logistics. As logistics represents one of the parts in business process, it is important to monitor its direction and development. Modern management in a business, application of new information, technologies and systems, stricter legislation requirements, they all move business logistics forward. Logistics systems are being constantly modernised. Modernisation greatly considers automation, robotics, development of artificial intelligence and digitalisation. Rapid development of technologies and systems causes that future form of logistics, together with technologies, will represent important source of competitive advantage on the market. The main objective of the scientific paper is to identify, analyze, evaluate and generalize the use of green logistics in Slovakia in order to achieve the competitiveness of the company on the market. Green logistics will be one of the most dominant trends in business logistic in forthcoming period.