Logistics refers to the planning, implementation, and management of raw materials, semi-finished products, finished products, or related information through transportation, storage, distribution, etc., to meet the needs of customers at the lowest cost. process. Logistics is a system that controls raw materials, finished products, finished products, and information. It starts from supply and reaches the end consumers through the transfer and ownership of various intermediate links in order to achieve the clear goals of the 　　organization. Modern logistics is a product of economic globalization and an important service industry that promotes economic globalization. The world's modern logistics industry is showing a steady growth trend. Europe, the United States, and Japan have become important logistics bases worldwide.

　　Logistics is the lifeline of modern business activities. With the rise of my country's economy, the logistics industry has developed tremendously in my country.

　　 my country is a global logistics power. After more than 30 years of development, the logistics industry has developed into an important modern service industry and a pillar industry of the national economy. Especially in recent years, my country's logistics industry has maintained rapid development, and the total amount of logistics in the whole society has shown a continuous upward trend. Industry insiders pointed out that in the context of structural adjustment, industrial optimization, cost reduction and efficiency enhancement, the logistics industry will also be accompanied by development opportunities brought by information technology, smart logistics, and market upgrades.

　　The logistics industry belongs to the production service industry, which is the key industry encouraged by the state. As a basic industry of the national economy, modern logistics industry integrates multiple industries such as road transportation, warehousing and information industries. It involves a wide range of fields and absorbs a large number of employees. The development of modern logistics industry can promote the adjustment and upgrading of industrial structure, and its development level has become One of the important indicators to measure comprehensive national strength. The scale of the logistics industry is directly related to the speed of economic growth. The rapid development of the logistics industry in the past ten years is mainly due to the growth of the domestic economy. However, compared with the development level of logistics in developed countries, my country's logistics industry is still in a transition from a development stage to a mature stage The stage.

　　 The development trend of the logistics industry is to gradually develop from basic logistics and integrated logistics to supply chain management. The concept of supply chain is an upgrade of the traditional concept of material movement, which classifies logistics as a part of the supply chain and comprehensively considers the efficiency and cost of the overall supply chain. Supply chain is a network chain structure formed by upstream and downstream enterprises that provide products or services to end users during the production and circulation process. Supply chain management permeates logistics activities and manufacturing activities, involving the entire logistics value-added process from raw materials to product delivery to end users. Supply chain management belongs to the advanced stage of logistics development. The emergence of supply chain management marks the rise of logistics cooperation between logistics enterprises and customers to the height of strategic cooperation. Logistics companies have gradually transformed from the provision of basic services to the integration and optimization of supply chain solutions, creating greater value for customers while using fewer resources.

　　The upgrading of network information technology drives the emergence of new technologies and new business formats in the industry. With the continuous development of information technology and supply chain management and its widespread use in the logistics industry, modern information technologies such as the Internet of Things and cloud computing are used to realize the automated operation and efficient management of the cargo transportation process, improve the service level of the logistics industry, and reduce costs , Reduce the consumption of natural resources and market resources, and realize smart logistics. The modern logistics industry has a clear trend of mergers and acquisitions, and industry integration has accelerated.

From the beginning, logistics companies only undertake simple third-party logistics, and gradually expand to fully intervene in the production and sales stages of the company. By integrating the upstream and downstream information of the supply chain, the company optimizes the production and marketing decisions at all stages. The professional service level and benefits of logistics companies are significant improve. Encouraged and guided by national policies, more logistics companies have extended their development in the direction of providing supply chain services.

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