Logistics Technology Forecasting Framework Using Patent Analysis for Technology Roadmap
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. Technology Innocations in Logistics Industry
2.1.1. Country Level Logistics Industry Technology Roadmap
2.1.2. Company Level Logistics Technology Development Status
2.2. Patent-Based Logistics Technology Prediction
2.3. Patent Analysis
2.3.1. Patent Map
2.3.2. Patent Network
3. Methodology
3.1. Research Framework
3.2. Detailed Methodology
3.2.1. Unstructured Data
3.2.2. Technology Clustering
3.2.3. Technology Level Assessment
3.2.4. Identification of Vacant Technology
4. Result
4.1. Step 1: Patent Search Using News Data
4.1.1. News Data Crawling and Patent Search Formula Derivation
4.1.2. Valid Patent Collection
4.2. Step 2: Technology Clustering through Patent Analysis
4.2.1. Clustering of Technical Fields
4.2.2. Technical Field Assessment
4.2.3. Identify Promising Technology Areas
4.3. Step 3: Promising Technology Development and Technology Roadmap Development
4.3.1. Identification of Vacant Technologies by Topic: GTM-Based Patent Map
4.3.2. Vacant Technical Analysis by Topic
5. Conclusions
5.1. Conclusions
5.1.1. Deriving a Patent Search Formula Reflecting the Latest SNS Trends for Logistics Technology Research
5.1.2. Usefulness as a Tool for Predicting Changes in Logistics Technology and Exploring Vacant Technologies
5.1.3. Patent-Based Approach to Exploring Potential Technology Areas in Logistics
5.2. Contribution
5.3. Discussion
5.4. Limits
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Topic 5 | ‘automate’, ‘disruption’, ‘algorithm’, ‘profitability’, ‘receiving’, ‘fulfilled’, ‘robust’, ‘parcel’, ‘repair’, ‘map’, ‘capability’, ‘distributor’, ‘corridor’, ‘outdoor’, ‘packaging’, ‘intelligent’, ‘scanner’, ‘monitored’, ‘crowded’, ‘offline’ | Receiving, fulfilled, robust, parcel, repair, distributor, packaging, intelligent, scanner, crowed |
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Topic 7 | ‘packer’, ‘sorting’, ‘loading’, ‘courier’, ‘transformation’, ‘shelving’, ‘bigbox’, ‘maritime’, ‘pricing’, ‘consolidation’, ‘brokerage’, ‘forwarding’, ‘trunk’, ‘uber’, ‘supplement’, ‘lifting’, ‘panic’, ‘crossborder’, ‘visible’, ‘unload’ | Packer, sorting, loading, transformation, shelving, maritime, consolidation, forwarding, trunk, crossborder, visible |
Topic 8 | ‘inventory’, ‘ship’, ‘article’, ‘search’, ‘energy’, ‘particularly’, ‘fresh’, ‘approach’, ‘measure’, ‘picked’, ‘factory’, ‘considered’, ‘leading’, ‘investigation’, ‘complex’, ‘forecast’, ‘intelligence’, ‘traffic’, ‘picker’, ‘arm’ | Inventory, ship, fresh, picked, forecast, intelligence, traffic, picker, arm |
Topic 9 | ‘sameday’, ‘forklift’, ‘automating’, ‘shipper’, ‘emission’, ‘subscription’, ‘lastmile’, ‘mobility’, ‘optimize’, ‘indoor’, ‘sustainable’, ‘recycling’, ‘arbitrator’, ‘fireplace’, ‘secretly’, ‘varied’, ‘reliable’, ‘iconic’, ‘subscriber’, ‘flex’ | Automating, forklift, emission, lastmile, mobility, recycling, |
Topic 10 | ‘warehouse’, ‘ecommerce’, ‘share’, ‘big’, ‘put’, ‘delivery’, ‘fulfillment’, ‘facility’, ‘sort’, ‘stock’, ‘international’, ‘pick’, ‘sense’, ‘picking’, ‘labor’, ‘security’, ‘pandemic’, ‘decision’, ‘platform’, ‘location’ | Warehouse, share, big, put, delivery, fulfillment, facility, sort, stock, pick, sense, picking, labor, security, platform |
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Warehouse, fulfillment, ecommerce, lastmile, omnichannel, autonomous, automation, share, robot, platform, express, cyber, physical, virtual, pick, pack, storage, artificial, intelligent, loading, drone, secure, cool, sort, visible, mobility, recycling, big, crowed, predict, cloud, delivery, shipping, freight, vehicle, electric |
Logistics High Level Process | Search Expression | Number of Data | Number of Valid Data |
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Customs | (logistics or customs) and (Freight or transport* or warehouse or fulfillment or retail or ecommerce or last or delivery or shipping or robot or automate* or tech* or order or online or mobile or truck or port or marine or vehicle or “supply chain” or SCM or pick* or pack* or electric or big)) AND (G06*) IPC. | 362 | 99 |
International transport | (logistics or international or overseas) and (Freight or transport* or marketplace or warehouse or fulfillment or retail or ecommerce or last or delivery or shipping or robot or automate* or tech* or order or online or mobile or truck or port or marine or vehicle or “supply chain” or SCM or pick* or pack* or electric or green or big) | 1256 | 181 |
Transport | (logistics or transportation or “line-haul”) and (Freight or transport* or marketplace or warehouse or fulfillment or retail or ecommerce or last or delivery or shipping or robot or automate* or tech* or order or online or mobile or truck or port or marine or vehicle or “supply chain” or SCM or pick* or pack* or electric or green or big) | 702 | 475 |
Distribution | (logistics or distribution) and (Freight or transport* or marketplace or warehouse or fulfillment or retail or ecommerce or last or delivery or shipping or robot or automate* or tech* or order or online or mobile or truck or port or marine or vehicle or “supply chain” or SCM or pick* or pack* or electric or green or big) | 1885 | 1382 |
sorting | (logistics or sorting or sort*) and (Freight or transport* or marketplace or warehouse or fulfillment or retail or ecommerce or last or delivery or shipping or robot or automate* or tech* or order or online or mobile or truck or port or marine or vehicle or “supply chain” or SCM or pick* or pack* or electric or green or big) | 2318 | 2187 |
order | (logistics or order) and (Freight or transport* or marketplace or warehouse or fulfillment or retail or ecommerce or last or delivery or shipping or robot or automate* or tech * or online or mobile or truck or port or marine or vehicle or “supply chain” or SCM or pick* or pack* or electric or big) | 1324 | 473 |
Warehouse | (logistics or fulfillment or warehouse) and (Freight or transport* or marketplace or retail or ecommerce or last or delivery or shipping or robot or automate* or tech* or order or online or mobile or truck or port or marine or vehicle or “supply chain” or SCM or pick* or pack* or electric or green or big) | 1396 | 1330 |
delivery | (logistics or delivery or deliver*) and (Freight or transport* or marketplace or warehouse or fulfillment or retail or ecommerce or last or shipping or robot or automate* or tech* or order or online or mobile or truck or port or marine or vehicle or “supply chain” or SCM or pick* or pack* or electric or green or big) | 533 | 487 |
Return | (logistics or return or reverse) and (Freight or transport* or marketplace or warehouse or fulfillment or retail or ecommerce or last or shipping or robot or automate* or tech* or order or online or mobile or truck or port or marine or vehicle or “supply chain” or SCM or pick* or pack* or electric or green or big) | 544 | 39 |
Customer service | (logistics or customer or “customer service” or “help desk” or “call center” or “after service”) and (Freight or transport* or marketplace or warehouse or fulfillment or retail or ecommerce or last or shipping or robot or automate* or online or mobile or truck or port or marine or vehicle or “supply chain” or SCM or pick* or pack* or electric or big) | 561 | 332 |
Total | 10,901 | 6985 |
Cluster | 5 Major Patents in Cluster |
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Topic 1 (sorting) |
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Topic 2 (distribution) |
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Topic 3 (sorting) |
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Topic 4 (logistics information management) |
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Topic 5 (packaging) |
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Topic 6(intelligent logistics management) |
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Topic 7 (Delivery) |
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Topic 8 (sorting) |
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Topic 9 (distribution) |
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Topic 10 (warehouse control) |
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Topic 11 (warehouse management) |
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Topic 12 (material handling) |
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Topic 13 (Logistics information) |
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Topic 14 (cold chain) |
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Topic 15 (Robot) |
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Topic | Betweenness | Closeness | Connected | Priority |
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Topic 1 | 7.139755 | 0.029412 | 7 | 2 |
Topic 2 | 9.067965 | 0.030303 | 8 | 14 |
Topic 3 | 5.955988 | 0.028571 | 6 | 10 |
Topic 4 | 2.376623 | 0.027027 | 4 | 6 |
Topic 5 | 1.639394 | 0.027778 | 6 | 3 |
Topic 6 | 1.888889 | 0.027027 | 5 | 5 |
Topic 7 | 0 | 0.004762 | 0 | 1 |
Topic 8 | 1.5 | 0.026316 | 5 | 10 |
Topic 9 | 1.142857 | 0.025641 | 3 | 8 |
Topic 10 | 1.843362 | 0.029412 | 7 | 4 |
Topic 11 | 3.452381 | 0.027778 | 5 | 7 |
Topic 12 | 6.71912 | 0.030303 | 8 | 12 |
Topic 13 | 5.208081 | 0.030303 | 8 | 9 |
Topic 14 | 1.843362 | 0.029412 | 7 | 15 |
Topic 15 | 2.222222 | 0.027027 | 5 | 13 |
Topic | Qualitative Evaluation | Quantitative Evaluation | Priority | |
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Network Analysis | Technology Level Map | Trend Analysis | ||
Topic 1 | 2 | High | High | High |
Topic 2 | 14 | Medium | High | Low |
Topic 3 | 10 | Medium | High | Low |
Topic 4 | 6 | High | High | Medium |
Topic 5 | 3 | Low | High | Medium |
Topic 6 | 5 | Low | High | Medium |
Topic 7 | 1 | High | High | High |
Topic 8 | 10 | Low | High | Medium |
Topic 9 | 8 | Medium | High | Medium |
Topic 10 | 4 | Medium | High | Medium |
Topic 11 | 7 | Medium | Active | Medium |
Topic 12 | 12 | Low | High | Low |
Topic 13 | 9 | Medium | High | Medium |
Topic 14 | 15 | High | High | Low |
Topic 15 | 13 | Medium | High | Low |
Topic | 1 Group | 5 Major Patents |
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Topic 1 | 1 Distribution device technology for the delivery and transport of goods |
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2 Unmanned delivery technology |
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3 Distribution route optimization and monitoring technology |
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Topic 7 | 1 Intelligent sorting device technology |
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2 Mobile based classification device technology |
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High Level Process | Collected | Selected | Effective Ratio |
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Customs | 362 | 99 | 27% |
Overseas | 1256 | 181 | 14% |
Transport | 702 | 475 | 68% |
Distribution | 1885 | 1382 | 73% |
Sorting | 2318 | 2187 | 94% |
Order | 1324 | 473 | 36% |
Fulfillment/Warehouse | 1396 | 1330 | 95% |
Delivery | 553 | 487 | 88% |
Return | 544 | 332 | 59% |
Customer Service | 561 | 332 | 59% |
Total | 10,901 | 6985 | 64% |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleKwon, Koopo, Sungchan Jun, Yong-Jae Lee, Sanghei Choi, and Chulung Lee. 2022. "Logistics Technology Forecasting Framework Using Patent Analysis for Technology Roadmap" Sustainability 14, no. 9: 5430. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14095430