谁来打造食品行业的物流平台(二)

Food logistics (Part Ⅱ)

美国美智管理顾问公司和中国物流大与采购联合会日前公布的最新调查结果显示:中国目前物流成本占GDP的比重为20%,第三方物流市场潜力巨大。据预测,2000-2005年,其年增长率将达到25%。推动第三方物流发展的主要因素,首先是跨国物流企业正在将更多的业务转向中国;其次是中国物流企业增加了物流外包的需求;再次是政府的激励措施刺激其迅速发展。那么,对企业来说,物流带给他们的究竟是什么呢?

International and domestic trade remain key drivers behind China's impressive economic growth, and hence shipping and logistics are sizable and rapidly growing industries, critical to China's future development. Logistic costs in China are estimated at 20% of GDP. Development of a modern logistics system has become a key priority for the government, and benefits corporations in the country.