Contemporary Logistics in China

This book is the ninth volume in "Contemporary Logistics in China", authored by the researchers in Logistics Research Center at Nankai University. In the spirit of the eight preceding annual volumes, this book carries on the ideal of providing a systematic exposition on the logistics development in China for the English-speaking community at large. Specially, this volume captures China's logistics development at a crucial turning point.
This present report consists of nine chapters, organized into three sections. The introductory section, consisting of two chapters, depicts the current development status of the China's logistics market and the logistics facilities and technology. The second section addresses the characteristics of logistics industries in China including the transportation logistics, the manufacturing logistics, the commerce logistics, and the agricultural products logistics. The final section, consisting of three chapters, discusses some hot logistics topics in China. Chapter 7 describes the emerging service models and innovation of China's highway freight platforms. The next chapter deals with the development and innovation of the Belt and Road cross-border logistics service system. The last chapter presents China's Logistics development and prospect under the context of sharing economy.
As with the previous eight volumes, the ultimate aim of this book is to present a timely portrayal of the rapid pace of growth of China's logistics market and the status of its logistics industry's evolution. In so doing, the book offers an in-depth analysis of critical issues involved in the ongoing dynamic and multi-faceted development, and provides a valuable reference resource for interested readers in the academic and professional fields.

Provides a comprehensive and systematic exposition of the logistics development in China to the English-reading community Illustrates a timely portrayal of the rapid pace of growth of China's logistics market with powerful arguments and plenty of cases, data, figures, etc Offers an in-depth analysis of critical issues involved in the ongoing dynamic and multi-faceted development, e.g., the Belt and Road Cross-Border Logistics, the logistics development under the Sharing Economy, etc., for interested readers in the academic and professional fields

Inhalt
Chapter 1 Development of China's Logistics Market.- Chapter 2 Logistics Facilities and Technological Development.- Chapter 3 Development of Transportation Logistics in China.- Chapter 4 Development Status of China's Manufacturing Logistics.- Chapter 5 Development of Commerce Logistics in China.- Chapter 6 Development of Agricultural Products Logistics in China.- Chapter 7 Service Models and Innovation of China's Highway Freight Platforms.- Chapter 8 Development and Innovation of the Belt and Road Cross-Border Logistics Service System.- Chapter 9 China's Logistics Development and Prospect under the Sharing Economy.