20.500.12556/DKUM-94171 Obstacles and drivers of sustainable horizontal logistics collaboration: analysis of logistics providers’ behaviour in Slovenia The logistics industry faces challenges from evolving consumer expectations, technological advances, sustainability demands, and market disruptions. Logistics collaboration is in theory perceived as one of the most promising solutions to solve these issues, but here are still a lot of challenges that needs to be better understood and addressed. While vertical collaboration among supply chain actors is well advanced, horizontal collaboration among competing service providers remains under-explored. This study developed a novel methodology based on the COM-B behaviour-change framework to better understand the main challenges, opportunities, capabilities and drivers that would motivate competing companies to exploit the potential of horizontal logistics collaboration. A survey was designed and conducted among 71 logistics service providers in Slovenia, chosen for its fragmented market and low willingness to collaborate. Statistical analysis reveals cost reduction (M = 4.21/5) and improved vehicle utilization (M = 4.29/5) as the primary motivators. On the other hand, maintaining company reputation (M = 4.64/5), fair resource sharing (M = 4.20/5), and transparency of logistics processes (M = 4.17/5) all persist as key enabling conditions. These findings underscore the pivotal role of behavioural drivers and suggest strategies that combine economic incentives with targeted trust-building measures. Future research should employ experimental designs in diverse national contexts and integrate vertical–horizontal approaches to validate causal pathways and advance theory. COM-B framework operational challenges behaviour change trust barriers strategic opportunities COM-B operativni izzivi sprememba vedenja ovire zaupanja strateške priložnosti true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/15/7001 Članek v reviji 2025-08-06 14:25:10 2025-08-06 14:25:11 2025-08-07 03:09:17 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 30 str. iss. 15, [article no.] 7001 Vol. 17 July 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2025-07-04 2025-07-30 2025-08-01 656:355.41 244852739 10.3390/su17157001 2071-1050 sustainability-17-07001.pdf sustainability-17-07001.pdf 1 3319ACB4C208EB0CEF587AC23E1E9032 bb0e797b7b8758530f9d9ec9a16cfee7c5db9e6407e1e25fe5eca9504e7b018b a45ad264-72c0-11f0-81cc-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=194861 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17/15/7001 0 ad97ab13-72c0-11f0-81cc-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=194862 Fakulteta za gradbeništvo, prometno inženirstvo in arhitekturo 0 0 0