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Figure 7: Most Impactful Factors in the LMD Market in Saudi Arabia (Source: Yadav and Mutreja, 2022) This shows that expansion of LMD services by foreign companies in KSA, technological advancements in delivery vehicles, surge in adoption of autonomous delivery that reinforces demand, and increase in the number of urban warehouses to meet demand are all significant factors influencing the growth of the KSA LMD. However, the market is also adversely affected by the region's inaccurate postal addresses as well as the cash-as-payment culture. However, each of these variables is expected to have a significant impact on the total market's growth over the next decade (Yadav and Mutreja, 2022). III. R esearch M ethodology a) Introduction Figure 8: Research Framework (source: Based on Collins and Stockton, 2018) To explicate the process of engaging and designing, the research framework shows some of the specific areas where the theoretical framework is integrated to the qualitative process. It shows the ways in which the literature covers and guides the empirical research process. As Figure 8 illustrated, the theoretical An Assessment of the Last Mile Delivery Market in Saudi Arabia during and Post COVID-19 © 2023 Global Journals 74 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXIII Issue II Version I Year 2023 ( ) A This section presents the methodology that has guided the collection and analysis of the primary data for addressing the research questions. This is guided by the research framework as presented in Figure 8, which positions the research methodology within the research process, shows how it links the literature that has been examined with the findings, discussions, and conclusions of the research.