摘要
A dynamic arrival of digital economy with its strongly transformative impact is indisputable and inevitable. The ability of organizations to stay competitive and leverage the potential is that the digital era offers will largely depend on innovation stemming from the capabilities and size of their ICT teams as well as on properly adjusted corporate strategy. The aim of this paper is to give a presentation of the characteristics and implementation conditions of advanced e-logistics solutions based on state-of-the-art of Polish modem organizations. The objective of this article is to discuss organizational and technological aspects within the modem knowledge management using ICT called SMAC (Social Mobility, Analytics, Cloud), being at present the canon of ICT support in this respect. The analysis has been illustrated with findings of research carried out by the author in 2014-2016 in selected Polish SMEs from Mazowieckie and Wielkopolskie provinces. Hence, the objective of the research has been defined to test the readiness of Polish SMEs to implement and use systems within the so-called 3rd ICT platform. In order to fulfil the objective, the following research hypotheses have been formulated: elements of SMAC solutions are used on an increasing scale in SMEs, and SME management pays growing attention to the implementation of SMAC systems. The analyses are illustrated with survey results and direct observations of the author from 2014-2016 in selected 120 SMEs from Mazowieckie and Wielkopolskie provinces, Poland, with reference to the general development trends in the studied area. The survey sample was made up of micro (9%), small (56%), and medium sized enterprises (35%). Surveyed companies represent a wide range of industries: retail and wholesale trade, discrete and process manufacturing, transport, HoReCa, utilities, finance, construction, telecommunication, and ICT.