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A Study on the High-Quality Development Paths of the Modern Logistics Industry in Chongqing under the Background of Reducing Overall Social Logistics Costs

Author(s)

Weiming Gongsun1, Baojun Liu2,*

Affiliation(s)

1Business College, Southwest University, Chongqing, China 2School of Accounting, Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

Against the background of reducing overall social logistics costs, the optimization of modern logistics has become an important approach to improving regional economic efficiency and supply chain resilience. Taking Chongqing Municipality as the research object, this paper analyzes the development foundation, main deficiencies, and optimization paths of its modern logistics industry based on policy documents, statistical materials, and relevant literature. The study finds that Chongqing has formed a solid foundation for inland logistics hub construction by relying on the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, the Yangtze River Golden Waterway, the China-Europe Railway Express, and the Chengdu–Chongqing Economic Circle. Its logistics demand, transportation scale, port functions, and corridor organization capacity have continued to improve. However, under the requirement of reducing overall social logistics costs, Chongqing still faces problems such as insufficient connectivity between integrated transportation networks and logistics hubs, inadequate multimodal transport organization, limited intensification and specialization of logistics enterprises, insufficient logistics digitalization and information sharing, and shortcomings in urban–rural distribution and cold chain logistics. Therefore, Chongqing should improve the integrated “corridor–hub–park–terminal” logistics network, enhance multimodal transport organization, promote the platform-based and specialized development of logistics enterprises, strengthen digital coordination, and address weaknesses in terminal distribution and cold chain services, so as to reduce transportation, warehousing, inventory, management, and transaction costs.

Keywords

Chongqing Municipality; Modern Logistics Industry; Reducing Overall Social Logistics Costs; Multimodal Transport; Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement

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