A Comparative Study On The Logistic Competition Of Inland Central Cities In China

The development of city logistics is beneficial to improve industrial structure, optimize the regional distribution of productivity, thereby, improving comprehensive quality of national economy and the enterprise economic benefit, strengthening the core competitiveness of regional economy. In China, The logistics is a kind of estate which starts late and is immature, so does the inland cities' logistics. Our country gradually reduces the restrictions on logistics after joining WTO. "To dominate the world, fight for supremacy in China first". With the entering of many large-scale transnational logistic enterprises, the flame of war that international competition has already burnt to domestic market, logistic competition becomes intensified day by day. The logistics of Chinese inland cities is confronted with the double pressure and challenge that from domestic and the international, the only factor ensuring the existing and developing is to cultivate and raise the logistic competition of inland cities.So, what are the key factors that affect logistic competition of inland cities, what can we do to cultivate and raise the logistic competition of inland cities, we must solve these problems as soon as possible. Based on logistic developing theoretical and the logistics general situation analysis, and combined with the achievements that the previous studies about logistic competition and characteristics of inland cities, adopted methods such as date collection and comprehensive analysis of literatures, factor analysis, Delphi method and software as R2V, ArcMap, SPSS 15.0 for windows, This paper has studied the logistic competition of inland cities.Empirical study: Basing on the evaluation index system of logistic competition in inland cities which has constructed, From aspects such as location, traffic, talents, policy, logistics development planning etc, the paper takes an objective analysis, comparison and valuation on logistic competition of Xi'an and Zhengzhou during the 7 years, and attempts to simulate the two cities' logistic developing trend. Finally, it discusses the measures on cultivating logistic competition of inland central cities. And the research is combined with the relative date from Xi'an Statistical Yearbook (2001-2007), Zhengzhou Statistical Yearbook (2001-2007), Shaanxi Statistical Yearbook (2001-2007), Henan Statistical Yearbook (2001-2007) and expert estimation method.Primary conclusions: The level of logistic competition starts quite low in Xi'an and Zhengzhou. But with the development of economy as well as the constant perfection of facility and policy, the level of logistic competition is improving year by year. Compared Xi'an with Zhengzhou, logistic competition of the former is higher than the later before 2004 but the growth rate is lower; After 2004, there are obvious competitive advantages in later and its concentration and radiation effects to the surrounding region have been strengthen unceasingly. At the same time, logistics development of inland cities also has problems: serious piece partition of inter-industry, poor systematicness between logistic links, lower information level, and talent shortage. According to actual condition of inland cities, the local government and enterprises should establish a rational orientation through evaluating logistics competition; improve the logistics development environment by resource integration, science and technology innovation, talents cultivation and introduction. In order to create conditions for raising the level of inland cities' logistic competition.The innovations of the paper are illustrated as follows:(1)The paper puts forward the connotation of logistic competition of inland cities, clarifies the purpose, principle and content of constructing evaluation index system of inland cities' logistic competition. On this basis, it constructs the evaluation index system of logistic competition in inland cities.(2)The paper has broken the convention study to developed coastal areas, taking Xi'an and Zhengzhou as an example to research and evaluate the inland cities' logistic competition. and it provides theoretic guidance and new thought for the development of inland cities' logistics.