Contemporary logistics in China : an introduction / editors, Binglian Liu ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Liu, Binglian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business logistics--China.

Business logistics.

Physical distribution of goods--China.

Physical distribution of goods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With rapid development of China's economy in the past decades, there arises a great demand for a comprehensive report concerning the state of logistics development in China. Yet to date, only brief, fragmented writings in English exist. "Contemporary Logistics in China: An Introduction" is the first systematic, objective and authoritative publication based on the work of experienced researchers from the Logistics Research Center at Nankai University. This book contains both a panoramic overview of logistics developments in China to afford a broad understanding, as well as specific, in-depth an

Contents:

Contents; Preface; List of Chapter Editors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1 Environment for the Development of Logistics in China; 1.1 Economic Environment for the Development of Logistics in China; 1.1.1 Rapid Development of Economic Output; 1.1.2 Rapid Expansion of Industrial Scale; 1.1.3 Impact on International Trade; 1.1.4 Flourishing Demand due to Domestic Consumption; 1.1.5 Implementation of the 4 Trillion RMB Incentive Plan; 1.2 Policies and Environment for the Development of China's Logistics Industry; 1.2.1 Breakthrough in the Reformation of the Logistics Management System

1.2.2 Successive Issuance of Logistics Policies1.2.3 Continual Enlargement of Logistics Market; 1.2.4 Successive Issuance of National-Level Regional Plans; 1.2.5 Extensive Cooperation in Logistics among Different Regions; 1.2.6 Steady Progress in Standardization and Informatization; 1.2.7 Gradual Improvement of Logistics Education; Chapter 2 Development Status of China's Logistics Market; 2.1 Overall Scale of Market; 2.1.1 Total Value of Social Logistics; 2.1.2 Total Expenses of Social Logistics; 2.1.3 Added Value of Logistics Industry in China; 2.2 Demand in Logistics Market

2.2.1 Sluggish Demand in International Logistics Market2.2.2 Stable Growth in Domestic Logistics Demand; 2.2.3 Flourishing Demand in Hot Market Segments; Automobiles; Home appliances; Network shopping; 2.3 Logistics Enterprises; 2.3.1 Poor Performance of Enterprises; 2.3.2 Mergers and Acquisitions Carried Out by Local Enterprises; 2.3.3 Entry of Foreign Enterprises into Emerging Market Segments; 2.3.4 Financing Channels for Domestic Medium-Sized and Small Enterprises; Chapter 3 The Leap in Infrastructure Development; 3.1 Railways and High-Speed Rail; 3.1.1 Investment in Fixed Assets

3.1.2 Development Status of Railway Network3.1.3 Operating Mileage and Freight Volume; 3.1.4 Development of High-Speed Passenger Railway; 3.1.5 Energy Consumption and Emissions of Railway Transportation; 3.2 Airports and Cargo Hubs; 3.2.1 Airports, Aviation Cities and Aviation Mileage; 3.2.2 Transportation Volume and Safety; 3.2.3 Aviation Freight Centers; 3.2.4 Direct Flights between the Mainland and Taiwan; 3.3 Seaports and Inland Waterways; 3.3.1 Scale of Investment; 3.3.2 Scale of Navigation Routes, Ports and Vessels; 3.3.3 Scale of Transportation and Safety

3.3.4 Conditions of Large-Scale Ports3.4 Highways; 3.4.1 Scale of Investment; 3.4.2 Highway Mileage and Development of Highway Network; 3.4.3 Scale of Transportation Volume; 3.5 Logistics Parks and Dry Ports; 3.5.1 Scale of Logistics Parks; 3.5.2 Construction of Dry Ports; 3.6 Communication and Information Infrastructure; 3.6.1 Scale of Communication Infrastructure; 3.6.2 Construction of Logistics Information Platform; 3.6.3 Development and Technological Application of Logistics Information; Chapter 4 China's Logistics Development by Region

4.1 Regional Difference in the Development of China's Logistics

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9789814365895 (eBook)

OCLC:

877767550