# Shared Logistics--Literature Review
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At the same time, it allows the development of a market strategy of technical and \"know-how\" development, together with increased operational flexibility as a result of access to the available shared resources. By sharing resources, companies also increase their utilization and therefore contribute to reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions [2]. Currently, in new business environments such as multi-channel retail, logistics is characterized by high frequency, fragmented flows, short delivery times, multi-channel distribution, and uncertainty. It is therefore often inefficient and unsustainable. In this context, new logistics systems need to emerge, possibly based on more efficient, responsive, sustainable, and resilient solutions resulting from the collaboration of logistics companies. Shared logistics can be defined as the process of sharing logistics functions, assets, and information to rationalize logistics work, and improve the efficiency of transport and logistics processes while reducing transport costs and environmental impact. Shared logistics refers to the concept of multiple parties sharing transportation and logistics resources to reduce costs and improve efficiency. This can include sharing shipping lanes, warehouses, and delivery vehicles, among other things. It is often used in the context of supply chain management and can include both public and private sector organizations. Companies across a supply chain may primarily share their transport and warehouse capacity. There are two main ways in which logistics companies can share transport capabilities: companies can split vehicle capacity simultaneously [for instance, by ride sharing] or over time (for example, by truck sharing). Both ride sharing and truck sharing allow the cost of the journey to be divided between sharing partners and bring significant environmental benefits [3]. The authors believe that their review will be useful for researchers in the future as it clarifies the scope of the topic and provides an overview of what is currently known and what areas need further exploration. The review is informative and organized thematically, and it highlights the growing relevance of shared logistics in contemporary supply chains. Our work shows the value and benefits of shared logistics, which is a cooperative approach to logistics operations where companies work together to increase efficiency and reduce costs. The study references several studies and papers that have modeled and examined different aspects of shared logistics, such as economic and environmental goals, social needs, and vehicle load factors. Our review will be useful to researchers who intend to study and analyze the subject of shared logistics as the basic reference point for what has already been done in this young concept and what is missing. Our purpose was to collect the previous research and debates relevant to the subject of shared logistics and to present the achievements in one place. In addition, we believe that our paper allows the reader to gain current knowledge in this area and learn about the boundaries and limitations, and perhaps extend/expand them. The analysis also allows for a better understanding of the nature of sharing processes in logistics, as well as across industries that use shared solutions in their supply chains. The variety of sharing concepts and a broad range of processes that can be supported by them calls for a systematic analysis of the features of shared logistics. This literature review aims to answer the following questions:  
1. What topics related to shared logistics are discussed? 2. In which regions of the world is this innovation particularly appreciated? 3. Is the topic treated more often as the subject of modeling or are concepts and visions of future frameworks drawn? 4. What areas of shared logistics are not sufficiently addressed in the literature? 5. What are the recommendations for future publications?