Author(s)

Junye Zhang^1*, Yali Dong², Wei Huang³, De Chen⁴

¹School of Logistics, Beijing Wuzi University, Beijing, China.
²Sleemon North Furniture Co., Ltd., Langfang, China.
³School of Logistics, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai, China.
⁴Law School, Peking University, Beijing, China.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the current state of China’s logistics development and the future development. In order to fulfill the research objective, a literature-based survey and content analysis is used to investigate the development level of China’s logistics research, also, second-hand data based statistical analysis is used as the main method to study the development of Chinese logistics in this paper. While every effort has been made to ensure that the most up-to-date data is available in the analysis, this is not always possible due to the obvious reasons for data scarcity and data integrity. Despite the improvements and progress made by the government and other agencies, the current logistics infrastructure, especially the transportation network, customs procedures and warehousing facilities are still lacking. Future developments are also highlighted to portray an accurate assessment of China’s logistics situation. This is the latest comprehensive research on the development of China’s logistics in the known scope. It provides an opportunity for companies that want to enter the Chinese market to understand the development of China’s logistics.

China, Logistics, Development, Reform and Opening, Transportation, Customs, Warehousing

Zhang, J. , Dong, Y. , Huang, W. and Chen, D. (2019) Research on the Development of China’s Logistics. Open Journal of Business and Management, 7, 400-426. doi: 10.4236/ojbm.2019.72028.