This book is the eighth volume in a series entitled "Contemporary
Logistics in China," authored by researchers from the Logistics Research
Center at Nankai University. In the spirit of the seven 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 ten chapters, organized into three
sections. The introductory section, consisting of three chapters,
depicts the current development status of the logistics market, the
logistics facilities and technology, and the regional logistics market.
The second section addresses the logistics characteristics of four
rapidly expanding industries in China-the third-party logistics, the
highway logistics, the express logistics, and the multimodal transport.
The final section, consisting of three chapters, discusses some hot
logistics topics in China. Chapter 8 studies the capital operation in
China's logistics industry. The next chapter deals with the development
of intelligent logistics in China. The last chapter of this section
presents the development of regional logistics along the Belt and Road
routes.
As with the previous volumes, the ultimate aim of this book is to
present a timely portrait of the rapid growth of China's logistics
market and the status quo of its logistics industry. 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.
