Contemporary logistics in China : an introduction / editors, Binglian Liu [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Machine generated contents note: ch. 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 Policies -- 1.2.3. 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 -- ch. 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 Market -- 2.2.2. Stable Growth in Domestic Logistics Demand -- 2.2.3. Flourishing Demand in Hot Market Segments -- 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 -- ch. 3 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 Network -- 3.1.3. 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 Ports -- 3.4. 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 -- ch. 4 China's Logistics Development by Region -- 4.1. Regional Difference in the Development of China's Logistics -- 4.1.1. Partition of China's Economic Regions -- 4.1.2. Analysis of the Differences in China's Regional Economic Development -- 4.1.3. Development Characteristics of the Logistics Industry in the Eastern Region -- 4.1.4. Development Characteristics of the Logistics Industry in the Central and Western Regions -- 4.2. Development Status of Logistics in the Yangtze River Delta -- 4.2.1. Economic Development Conditions in the Yangtze River Delta -- 4.2.2. Main Characteristics of the Development of Logistics in the Yangtze River Delta -- 4.3. Development Status of Logistics in the Pearl River Delta -- 4.3.1. Profile of Economic Development in the Pearl River Delta -- 4.3.2. Main Characteristics of the Development of Logistics in the Pearl River Delta -- 4.4. Development Status of Logistics in the Bohai Rim Region -- 4.4.1. Overview of Economic Development in the Bohai Rim Region -- 4.4.2. Main Characteristics of the Logistics Development in the Bohai Rim Region -- 4.5. Development Status of Logistics in Hong Kong and Taiwan -- 4.5.1. Economic Development Status of Hong Kong and Taiwan -- 4.5.2. Development Status of the Logistics Industry in Hong Kong and Taiwan -- 4.5.3. Policies and Measures for Logistics Development in Hong Kong and Taiwan -- ch. 5 Logistics for the Chain Retail, Automobile and Petroleum Sectors -- 5.1. Development of Chain Retail Logistics in China -- 5.1.1. Overview of Chain Retail Logistics -- 5.1.2. Development Status of Chain Retail Logistics -- 5.1.3. Problems Existing in Chain Retail Logistics -- 5.1.4. Development Trend of Chain Retail Logistics in China -- 5.2. Status and Trend of the Development of China's Automotive Logistics -- 5.2.1. Profile of Automotive Logistics -- 5.2.2. Development Status of China's Automotive Logistics -- 5.2.3. Problems Existing in China's Automotive Logistics -- 5.2.4. Development Trend of China's Automobile Logistics -- 5.3. Development of Petroleum Logistics in China -- 5.3.1. Profile of Petroleum Logistics -- 5.3.2. Current Status of China's Petroleum Logistics Development -- 5.3.3. Problems Existing in Petroleum Logistics in China -- 5.3.4. Development Trend of China's Petroleum Logistics -- ch. 6 Logistics of Significant Events and Topics -- 6.1. Emergency Logistics: Wenchuan and Yushu Earthquakes -- 6.1.1. Profile of Emergency Logistics -- 6.1.2. Development Status of China's Emergency Logistics -- 6.1.3. Case Study of China's Emergency Logistics: Wenchuan and Yushu Earthquakes -- 6.2. Event Logistics: Beijing Olympic Games -- 6.2.1. Organization and Management of Beijing Olympic Games Logistics -- 6.2.2. Operating Model of Beijing Olympic Games Logistics -- 6.2.3. Assurance Model of Beijing Olympic Games Logistics -- 6.3. China's International Trade Logistics -- 6.3.1. Major Types and Direction of International Trade in China -- 6.3.2. Distribution of China's International Trade Logistics Business -- 6.3.3. International Trade Logistics Service Provider -- 6.3.4. Facilitation of China's International Trade Logistics -- ch. 7 Development Prospects of the Logistics Industry in China -- 7.1. Continual Recovery of Total Logistics Value -- 7.2. Further Adjustment of the Structure of the Logistics Market -- 7.3. Condition of International Logistics Market Remains Severe -- 7.4. Continual Growth in the Demand for Domestic Logistics -- 7.5. Enlarging Sphere of Cross-Strait Logistics Cooperation -- 7.6. Development of Low-Carbon Logistics.

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

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