Railway Logistics (Railway Logistics) is relying railway points, lines set, play network infrastructure and economic characteristics of manufacturing operations at two levels, linking the main supply and demand subject, and optimize the allocation of resources in accordance with the conditions of railway, transport, storage, handling , handling, packaging, distribution processing, distribution, information processing and other functions combine, is the process of goods from suppliers to accept the physical flow plan, implementation and control.

 

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Compared with modern logistics enterprises, railway freight forwarding industry surviving in the following gaps. First, modern logistics enterprises generally provide comprehensive services to users, while railway transport agents only provide rail transport agency services, from the scope of services, quality of service, the railway transport agents is difficult to compete with the modern logistics enterprises. Second, the general large-scale modern logistics enterprises have gathered worldwide distribution node, choose freely flexible transport and rail transport agents relatively simple means of transport, on the flexibility of operation is clearly not enough. Third, modern logistics enterprises have established a well-functioning, community-oriented e-commerce network, to achieve rapid transmission of various types of information, intelligence activities efficiently and accurately, while rail transport agencies in the areas of information technology is still far from meeting the needs.

Ministry of Railways has set up three specialized transportation company has a modern logistics functions, has a network advantage. Overall, China's logistics development in the macro environment is gradually improving all aspects of the force is also being gradually formed. 2001, the State Economic and Trade Commission in conjunction with the railway, civil aviation, information industry and the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and other six departments jointly issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the development of modern logistics." 2003, the National Development and Reform Commission jointly with nine departments jointly submitted to the State Council a "on the promotion of the development of modern logistics industry a number of policy measures opinions." Logistics and related sectors together in gradually, gradually improving the policy environment to support the development of modern logistics industry policy system has gradually improved.