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Master Thesis Master’s degree thesis LOG950 Logistics The Strategy for integrating the logistics industry of Yangtze River Delta of China YIN JUN LI AN Number of pages including this page: 83 Molde, May 2011 Publication agreement Title: The Strategy for integrating the logistics industry of Yangtze River Delta of China Author(s): YIN JUN & LI AN Subject code: LOG 950 ECTS credits: 30 Year: 2011 Supervisor: XU GUOQUAN Agreement on electronic publication of master thesis Author(s) have copyright to the thesis, including the exclusive right to publish the document (The Copyright Act §2). All theses fulfilling the requirements will be registered and published in Brage HiM, with the approval of the author(s). Theses with a confidentiality agreement will not be published. I/we hereby give Molde University College the right to, free of charge, make the thesis available for electronic publication: yes no Is there an agreement of confidentiality? yes no (A supplementary confidentiality agreement must be filled in) - If yes: Can the thesis be online published when the period of confidentiality is expired? yes no Date: May 2011 Preface This article is our master thesis for Master of Science in logistics while we study in Molde University College. The purpose of this thesis is to explore the strategies for integrating the logistics of Yangtze River Delta, to promote the development of logistics industry. We began to write this thesis in China form December 2010, and finished it at the end of May 2011, and submitted the proposal in March 2011. At the time of finishing the thesis, we would like to thank our supervisor Xu Guoquan who is teaching in Suzhou University of science and technology, whether in thesis topic selection, design and material collection, but also on the research methods and the final modification, we all got great and selfless help of Mr. Xu. Meanwhile, we would like to express our deep gratitude to all the teachers in Molde University College and all kind people in Norway. In one year and a half in Norway, our teachers give us a lot of help and care for our study and life. Through the time of study, we have learned lots of knowledge of logistics management, gained knowledge of self learning and team cooperation. At the meantime of writing thesis, we became trainees in Yabang Third-party Logistics Company, the leaders and colleagues of the company also give us a lot of help. Through the internship, we have more in-depth understanding of logistics industry especially in third-party logistics, which provide our thesis substantial contents. Last but not least, we are grateful for our parents, without their financial support and selfless love, we cannot complete our studies in Norway. Summary Modern logistics is considered to be an important profit source as well as reducing material consumption and improving labor productivity. It not only plays a fundamental role to the development of regional economic, but also influences and restricts the whole region economic efficiency. Along with the development of economic globalization, make the importance of the regional logistics industry more and more prominent. Yangtze River Delta as the most developed regional of China, has realized that develop modern logistics especially integrating the regional logistics has great significance for optimizing economic structure, raising the comprehensive competitiveness. Therefore, it is important to handle the integrative developing regional logistics. The thesis bases on the existing research results and theories, using double exponential smoothing, regression analysis methods to research topic on The Strategy for integrating the logistics of the Yangtze River Delta in China. Through collect logistics data of Yangtze River Delta, for example data of transportation infrastructure construction, logistics information facility construction, logistics policy and planning, etc, representing the status of logistics development of Yangtze River Delta. And then, By means of forecast GDP, freight ton-kilometers, freight traffic to analyze logistics demand of Yangtze River Delta. After that, the problems which affect the logistics integration are found like imperfect logistics network, unsound development environment of logistics, low socialization and specialization of logistics enterprises. In order to solve these problems, a few approaches are made to integrate the logistics of Yangtze River Delta: integration of logistics network, improvement of logistics development environment, market integration of logistics enterprises. At the end, the paper makes some countermeasures and advices to promote the logistics integration of Yangtze River Delta: optimize regional logistics network, strengthen the position and role of logistics industry associations, and train logistics talents. Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Background ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Research Methodology .................................................................................... 2 1.2.1. Exponential Smoothing ............................................................................ 2 1.2.2. Regression Analysis .................................................................................. 3 1.2.3. Data Collection ......................................................................................... 4 1.3. Research Framework ....................................................................................... 4 2. Literature Review ........................................................................................................... 6 2.1. Research Results in the World ......................................................................... 6 2.1.1. Regional Integrated Logistics ................................................................... 6 2.1.1. Study on the Logistics Park ...................................................................... 7 2.2. Research Results in China ............................................................................... 8 2.2.1. Relationship between Regional Logistics and Regional Economy .......... 8 2.2.2. The Content and Strategy of Logistics Integration ................................... 9 3. Status of Economic and Logistics Development of Yangtze River Delta .................... 12 3.1. Status of Economic Development ................................................................. 12 3.2. Status of Logistics Development ................................................................... 16 3.2.1. Status of Transportation Infrastructure Construction ............................. 16 3.2.2. Status of Logistics Information Facility Construction ............................ 20 3.2.3. Status of Logistics Policy and Planning ................................................. 22 3.2.4. Status of Logistics Park Construction..................................................... 26 3.2.5. Status of Third Party Logistics Enterprises Development ...................... 29 3.2.6. Status of Logistics Talent Requirement and Training ............................ 30 4. Logistics Demand Analysis of Yangtze River Delta .................................................... 32 4.1. Forecast of GDP Development ...................................................................... 32 4.2. Forecast of Freight Ton-Kilometers .............................................................. 38 4.3. Forecast of Freight traffic .............................................................................. 43 4.4. Necessity of Integrated Logistics................................................................... 47 5. Problems of Logistics Integration of Yangtze River Delta .......................................... 50 5.1. Imperfect logistics network ........................................................................... 50 5.1.1. Poor Connection of Transport Infrastructure .......................................... 50 5.1.2. Backward Logistics Information Construction ....................................... 50 5.1.3. Disorder Development of Logistics Park ............................................... 51 5.2. Unsound Development Environment of Logistics ........................................ 52 5.2.1. The Obstacle of Administrative Barriers ................................................ 52 5.2.2. Lag of Logistics Standardization Construction ...................................... 53 5.3. Low Socialization and Specialization of Logistics Enterprises ..................... 54 5.3.1. Backward Management System and Specialization ............................... 54 5.3.2. Lagging Development of Third Party Logistics Enterprises .................. 55 5.3.3. Lack of High-quality Logistics Talents .................................................. 56 6. Logistics Integration Approaches of Yangtze River Delta ........................................... 57 6.1. Logistics Network Integration ....................................................................... 57 6.1.1. Integration of Logistics Infrastructure .................................................... 57 6.1.2. Integration of Logistics Information Network ........................................ 58 6.1.3. Integration of Logistics Park .................................................................. 60 6.2. Improvement of Logistics Development Environment ................................. 62 6.2.1.
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