Contemporary Logistics in China : Cost, Connectivity and Competitiveness

Authored by researchers from the Logistics Research Center at Nankai University, this book provides a systematic exposition on the logistics development in China for the English-speaking community at large.
The opening chapter offers an in-depth look at China's logistics development in the year 2024. The book then covers macro-factors related to logistics technologies and facilities, region-specific policies and plans, industry-wide transformation in transport, manufacturing, commerce, and agriculture.
The book also addresses the current state and challenges of logistics cost reduction in China, construction of national logistics hubs, and industrial and supply chain integration.
As with the previous volumes, this book aims to present a timely portrait of the rapid growth of China's logistics market and the status quo of its logistics industry. It provides an in-depth analysis of critical issues involved in the ongoing dynamic and multi-faceted development and serves as a valuable reference resource for interested readers in the academic and professional fields.

Jianhua Xiao is the Director of the Logistics Research Center and a Professor at the College of Economic and Social Development (CESD), Nankai University. His research focuses on logistics system optimization and bio-inspired algorithms, especially on the optimization of large-scale urban logistics using data-driven approaches. He has published twenty books and approximately fifty papers in SCI-indexed journals.

Xiaofan Wu is currently an Associate Professor in College of Economic and Social Development (CESD), Nankai University. Her teaching and research areas are international shipping, maritime economies, and logistics and supply chain management. She has published papers in journals such as Computers & Operations Research, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, International Journal of Product Research etc..

Binglian Liu is Distinguished Professor at Nankai University. He serves as the Dean of the College of Economic and Social Development since 2012, Dean of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Province Collaborative Development Research Institute since 2017, Executive Vice President of the Hainan Research Institute since 2019. His research focuses on regional industry analysis, regional logistics planning, and regional policy. He published 31 books and 134 academic journal papers with regard to regional industry analysis and regional logistics. He presided over 4 research projects of national significance, 74 research projections commissioned by national ministries, and a significant amount of consulting projects sponsored by 107 local governments and 44 private enterprises.

Fan Qin is a currently a lecturer in Business School, Nankai University. Her research interests are Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management and Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

Xiang Li is a currently a Professor in College of Economic and Social Development (CESD), Nankai University. His research areas include the method and application of operations research into logistics and production systems, supply chain management, and marketing & OM interface. He was selected as the national young top-notch talent of the "Ten Thousand Talents Program" in 2021. He was a visiting scholar at the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, the University of Michigan, and at the Department of System Engineering & Engineering Management, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research appears in international journals, includingProductions and Operations Management, Decision Sciences, OMEGA-The International Journal of Management Science, European Journal of Operational Research, and so on. He also serves as a referee for many international and domestic journals.

Yu Gong is an Associate Professor of Operations Management and Director of CORMSIS Business Liaison (China) at Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, UK. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Exeter and has published in high-impact journals such as the International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IJOPM), International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research (IJPR), and Business Strategy and the Environment. He has served as a guest editor for both IJOPM and IJPR. His research focuses on sustainable supply chain management and supply chain innovation.