Study On The Model Of Development Of Logistics Networks Of The Yangtze Economic Zone

In recent years, with constantly deepening of the reforms, further opening up to the outside world of the Chinese economy and rise of regional cooperation, the regional economic integration process has been speeding up in the Yangtze Economic Zone. As one of the most important components of the regional economy, modern logistics has become one of the key industries that has been paid attention by almost all of the provinces or main cities alongside the Yangtze and developed rapidly during the" 11th Five-Year Plan" period. Though detailed analysis of the logistics of the Yangtze Economic Zone, this paper discusses development of the relevant infrastructure, information technology and distribution centers set up in the Yangtze Economic Zone, the gap existed compared with levels of developed countries, specifically, integration of logistics and existing problems in development of the modern logistic networks of the Yangtze Economic Zone.Structurally, it includes three main parts: the first part includes the first, second and third chapters and provides with the theories foundations, involving introduction of abroad and domestic researches correlatively, and form of logistic networks and its relationship with the transportation networks in order to reveal its main features and trends in development. Meanwhile, based on and learning from advanced foreign experiences, this thesis expounds theoretical foundations, research outlines and the methodology. The second part concerns with Chapter four and five. Of which Chapter four clarifies the basis for development of the modern logistics and explores its impact on GDP. And, based on analysis of the driving factors, Chapter five explores and concludes models in further development of the logistic networks in the Yangtze Economic Zone, and makes the prospects of this regard.The innovation of this thesis lays mainly on, through analysis of the driving factors of the logistic networks of the Yangtze Economic Zone, establishment of the four development models, and putting forward development prospects from three perspectives: macro, micro and medium scale.