Logistics: The Third Profit Source

Author: Zhang Jianxin
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Logistics plays an extremely important role in modern commodity circulation. As a crucial component of economic development, it is closely related to social production and people's lives. Statistics show that in 2000, China's total circulation costs reached 1,788 billion yuan, accounting for about 20% of GDP, while developed countries only had 10%. In the logistics-advanced country of the United States in 2002, it was only 9.5%. If China could reduce its circulation costs by 5 percentage points, it could save 89 billion yuan. This would change the current situation in China where GDP growth is achieved at the cost of high energy consumption and high expenses. Promoting the modernization of logistics holds a pivotal strategic position in China's economic development. So, what does logistics management include? How does logistics create the third profit source? Can China truly become the world's manufacturing center? Can Chinese enterprises escape the trap of price wars? When China's labor costs and business costs continue to rise, is China's manufacturing still competitive? When foreign commercial giants are vying to enter China, how can domestic businesses respond? Building a modern logistics system, improving logistics management levels, and reducing logistics costs are issues that Chinese enterprises and the Chinese economy must face and address. This book is a systematic introduction to the current status and trends of logistics development both domestically and internationally. Based on logistics theory as its foundation, it details the stages, current status, models, and directions of modern logistics development in the context of globalization. On this basis, it focuses on the domestic logistics industry, analyzing the current status, identifying problems, and exploring solutions. It further delves into several specific industries, uncovering the issues in the logistics development process of these industries. All analyses and descriptions are supported by numerous cases and data, offering directional judgments while leaving room for actionable solutions.