The Logistic Function Of Guangzhou Free Trade Zone And Its Development Strategy

Covering the origin of Free Trade Zone, its logistic function and current situation and the developing trend, this thesis focus on the developing methods and strategy for logistics sector in Guangzhou Free Trade Zone. An pilot research concerning the necessity and possibility to build a regional logistic center and other relevant issues like policies-making, promotion and corporation, environmental protection is made through the analysis on the advantages and disadvantages of the Guangzhou Free Trade Zone to develop its logistic industry and the its developing elements of logistic functions. The research draws the reference of those successful stories of other Free Trade Zone home and aboard and with a down-to-earth manner. On the basis of the general logistic operation of the Free Trade Zone, such as the wholesale of the staple imports commodities, the gathering and distribution of domestic products and the inflows and outflows of the products manufacturing or processing outside the Free Trade Zone, this thesis foster the basic structure of the logistic operation in Guangzhou Free Trade Zone. A strategic orientation for the logistic development in Guangzhou Free Trade Zone is established considering its orientation in this regional, and for its enterprises and goods recourses. The suggestions are also given for enhancing the administration of Guangzhou Free Trade Zone, unifying and standardizing its regulations, improving its custom efficiency, the unification and coordination of the tax and foreign currency policies, strengthening the information application, establishing efficient and convenient logistic platform.