International Trade Logistics Research Articles

The Influence of Block-Chain Technology in Chinese Smart Logistics

Block-chain technology is an advanced database mechanism that allows information to be shared transparently within an enterprise network. The scale of Chinese logistics market is developing rapidly, whether it is e-commerce express delivery, cold chain transportation, international trade logistics and other fields, it is developing rapidly. Through an overview of block-chain and smart logistics, this paper discusses the feasibility and advantages of using block-chain in smart logistics. Including block-chain technology and the decentralization of smart logistics transaction subjects, efficient transaction mechanism, and transaction process security to discuss the important role of block-chain in smart logistics. At the same time, it analyzes the practical application of block-chain in SF Express, and analyzes the integration and development of block-chain and smart logistics. And at the end, it puts forward suggestions and prospects for the development of block-chain in smart logistics in the future.

Retracted: Optimal Design of International Trade Logistics Based on Internet of Things Technology.

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/8781095.].

An artificial-intelligence-enabled sustainable supply chain model for B2C E-commerce business in the international trade

This work aims to improve the efficiency of logistics distribution in the international trade environment by optimizing the distribution path of the e-commerce supply chain model (SCM). First, this work analyzes the international trade and e-commerce backgrounds and unveils the existing problems in the sustainable supply chain model (SCM). Then, an experiment is designed to study sustainable SCM under the Business to Consumer (B2C) E-commerce business model and compare it to the Consumer to Consumer (C2C) business model. This research has important reference value for improving resource efficiency in the logistics field. The optimal experimental results of the model show that given an order quantity of 2000, the vehicle competition ratio (VCR) is only 1.1 when the vehicle capacity (VC) is 12. In contrast, when the VC is 72, the VCR is 1.45. Therefore, the greater that the load of a single vehicle in the logistics management system is, the higher the logistics distribution efficiency of the supply chain. The research content has practical application value for improving the efficiency of logistics distribution under the current e-commerce environment and promoting the digital and electronic development of international trade logistics.

Analysis Analysis Analysis of Virtual Reality-Based Warehouse Simulation Applications Using The Game User Experience Satisfaction Scale Method

In the world of simulation, there are many issues related to how to make a simulation interesting and make users want to use it again. One of them is user satisfaction. User satisfaction is the extent to which players feel satisfied when using an application. The warehouse simulation application is an application that is based on three dimensions and can only be run using virtual reality technology. This application aims to simulate how the activities of a picker in the warehouse. This research was conducted to determine the level of user satisfaction when using the warehouse simulation application. The research was conducted using the Game User Experience Satisfaction Scale (GUESS) method which has nine subscales, namely usability, narratives, play engrossment, enjoyment, creative freedom, audio aesthetics, personal gratification, social connectivity, and visual aesthetics. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires through online media. Respondents in this study were 30 students of the Batam State Polytechnic International Trade Logistics study program. The analysis method uses a descriptive quantitative method. The results of the analysis show that of the nine subscales of user satisfaction with the Warehouse simulation application, four subscales are below average, namely enjoyment, audio aesthetics, personal gratification, and social connectivity. From these results, what needs to be improved is the addition of audio and UI that gives appreciation to users to increase personal gratification, changing the color concept in each scene so that users do not feel bored with the application.

Comparison of Different Approaches of Machine Learning Methods with Conventional Approaches on Container Throughput Forecasting

Container transportation is an important mode of international trade logistics in the world today, and its changes will seriously affect the development of the international market. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has added a huge drag to global container logistics. Therefore, the accurate forecasting of container throughput can make a significant contribution to stakeholders who want to develop more accurate operational strategies and reduce costs. However, the current research on port container throughput forecasting mainly focuses on proposing more innovative forecasting methods on a single time series, but lacks the comparison of the performance of different basic models in the same time series and different time series. This study uses nine methods to forecast the historical throughput of the world’s top 20 container ports and compares the results within and between methods. The main findings of this study are as follows. First, GRU is a method that can produce more accurate results (0.54–2.27 MAPE and 7.62–112.48 RMSE) with higher probability (85% for MAPE and 75% for RMSE) when constructing container throughput forecasting models. Secondly, NM can be used for rapid and simple container throughput estimation when computing equipment and services are not available. Thirdly, the average accuracy of machine learning forecasting methods is higher than that of traditional methods, but the accuracy of individual machine learning forecasting methods may not be higher than that of the best conventional traditional methods.

Influencing Factors and Path of China International Trade Logistics

Since the reform and opening up, China has increasingly moved towards the world, and all walks of life have been deeply integrated. Chinese products have gradually become international. At the same time, the rapid development of economy in the 21st century has also led to the popularity of international trade. On this basis, the international trade logistics industry, as an important implementation of international trade, has great research significance. The modern international trade logistics industry is a broader extension of the logistics field in space. To improve the level of international trade, China must accurately improve the international trade logistics capacity. This paper first introduces the development status of modern international trade logistics, then studies the influencing factors of the development of international trade logistics on this basis, and finally analyzes and concludes the research results in order to promote the vigorous development of China's international trade industry and improve the overall level of trade logistics coordination.

НАСЛІДКИ ПОВНОМАСШТАБНОЇ ВОЄННОЇ АГРЕСІЇ РФ ДЛЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ПРОМИСЛОВОСТІ

The opinions of international organizations, consulting agencies, research centers, domestic and foreign scientists on the impact of war on the economic development of Ukraine are considered. The scale of destruction and loss of the industrial sector as a result of Russian military aggression is assessed in view of its critical role in ensuring Ukraine's defense capability, recovery and growth of its economy. The authors’ approach to assessing the consequences of Russian military aggression for Ukrainian industry, in contrast to existing developments, takes into account sectoral and regional aspects of transformation and offers a basis for substantiating the vectors of Ukraine’s post-war economic recovery aimed at reducing the risks of damage to industrial facilities, ensuring integrity and functionality of domestic industrial complex in the face of prolonged military threats. It is shown that in most regions of the country, an outdated industrial structure has increased the level of security threats to Ukrainian economy in the new generation warfare: hybrid, non-contact, long-range, aimed at targeted destruction of industrial and infrastructural facilities. Post-war reconstruction of industry should be based on territorial and sectoral diversification, innovative development of the military-industrial complex and providing it with scientific basis, formation of a new system of international trade logistics. The economic prospects for Ukraine's recovery are uncertain and will be largely influenced by the ongoing military conflict. At the same time, the country's success in the military confrontation is determined not only by military and financial assistance, but also to a large extent by the stability of its economic foundation – industrial sector. Thus, ensuring the proper functioning of the industry requires both immediate actions to restore production processes by relocation from hazardous areas, establishment of new logistics chains, etc., and formation of strategic goals for reconstruction and identification of sectoral recovery vectors.

Optimal Design of International Trade Logistics Based on Internet of Things Technology.

With the global industrial integration, trade exchanges between countries are becoming more and more frequent and the competition for related international trade logistics is becoming more and more intense. This paper aims to study the optimization design of international trade logistics based on Internet of Things technology. For this reason, this paper proposes an RFID method, through which it is possible to master a journey in the actual international trade logistics process. And it optimizes and improves its related paths, shortens the time delayed on the road, and achieves the purpose of mentioning the carrying capacity. And for the actual use effect, the relevant experiments and analysis parts are designed to simulate it. The experimental results of this paper show that the improved and optimized international trade logistics shortens the carrying time by 28.6% and increases the carrying capacity by 34.2%, which greatly promotes the development of the relevant international trade logistics industry.

Application of Blockchain Technology in the Field of International Logistics

Blockchain technology is now a new type of science and technology with high application value in many fields. Exploring its application in the field of international logistics will help solve the problems in international logistics, further accelerate the intelligent process of logistics, reduce costs, and improve the efficiency of international logistics. This paper analyzes the characteristics of blockchain and the problems in international logistics, and finds that there is a close coupling between blockchain technology and international logistics, and then proposes the application models and practical cases.of blockchain technology in international supply chain logistics, international trade logistics and customs clearance.

Research on the Effect of CR-express on Trade Growth in Inland Regions

China Railway Express is an important step of interconnection under the Belt and Road initiative, which has built a large international trade logistics channel linking the Eurasian Economic Circle. As a key breakthrough for the coastalization” of inland regions, can CR-express promote the trade growth of inland regions, especially inland free trade zones? To what extent has trade growth been improved? What is the influence mechanism of CR-express on trade growth in inland regions? What is the impact of CR-express on investment and industrial distribution in inland regions, and how will it affect trade growth? Are there differences in trade growth among different locations, such as inland free trade zones, transport channels, and source nodes? How can CR-express construction further promote trade growth in inland regions? These urgent problems have important practical significance for grasping the effect and transmission mechanism of CR-express construction on trade growth in inland regions, and can also provide enlightenment to further develop China’s opening up and narrow the regional development gap.This paper analyzes the effect and mechanism of international logistics transport vehicle on regional trade growth. By using the panel data of economy and trade in the central and western inland regions from 2008 to 2017, and the method of PSM-DID, this paper makes an empirical study on the relationship between CR-express and trade growth in inland regions, and explores the internal mechanism of CR-express on trade growth from the perspectives of transport costs and transaction costs. It further analyzes the impact of the opening of CR-express on investment and industrial distribution in inland regions, and examines the regional heterogeneity of CR-express on trade growth in inland free trade zones, source nodes, and transport channels. Important conclusions of this paper are as follows: Firstly, the opening of CR-express has significantly promoted the trade growth in inland regions, especially the regions opening CR-express. The trade growth effect is mainly reflected in the significant increase of exports, and this effect presents the periodic dynamic characteristics which is shown as a U”-shaped curve. Secondly, the opening of CR-express will help to reduce transport costs（shorter transport time）and transaction costs（government subsidies）. These two cost savings enhance the attractiveness and cost competitive advantage of CR-express, which is a new mode of international trade logistics transportation, and helps to promote trade growth in inland regions. Thirdly, the opening of CR-express has enhanced the attraction of inland regions for foreign investment, encouraged domestic enterprises to invest, promoted the transfer and receiving of industries among regions, played a catalytic role in the adjustment of the local industrial structure and the optimization of the industrial layout, brought about the transformation and upgrading of industries and trade, and provided endogenous impetus for the trade growth in inland regions. Finally, the analysis of location heterogeneity shows that the opening of CR-express has a greater impact on the trade level of inland free trade zones, source nodes and transport channels, and the trade hub effect of inland free trade zones is significant. CR-express strengthens the trade resource agglomeration function of inland free trade zones, and enlarges the siphon effect of source nodes and the radiation effect of transport channels.

National freight demand modelling: a tool for macrologistics management

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the results of South Africa’s national freight demand model and related logistics cost models, and to illustrate the application of the modelling outputs to inform macrologistics policy. Design/methodology/approach Spatially and sectorally disaggregated supply and demand data are developed using the input-output (I-O) model of the economy as a platform, augmented by actual data. Supply and demand interaction is translated into freight flows via a gravity model. The logistics costs model is a bottom-up aggregation of logistics-related costs for these freight flows. Findings South Africa’s logistics costs are higher than in developed countries. Road freight volumes constitute 80 per cent of long-distance corridor freight, while road transport contributes more than 80 per cent to the country’s transport costs. These challenges raise concerns regarding the competitiveness of international trade, as well as the impact of transport externalities. The case studies highlight that domestic logistics costs are the biggest cost contributor to international trade logistics costs and can be reduced through inter alia modal shift. Modal shift can be induced through the internalisation of freight externality costs. Results show that externality cost internalisation can eradicate the societal cost of freight transport in South Africa without increasing macroeconomic freight costs. Research limitations/implications Systematic spatially disaggregated commodity-level data are limited. There is however a wealth of supply, demand and freight flow information collected by the public and private sector. Initiatives to create an appreciation of the intrinsic value of such information and to leverage data sources will improve freight demand modelling in emerging economies. Originality/value A spatially and sectorally disaggregated national freight demand model, and related logistics costs models, utilising actual and modelled data, balanced via the national I-O model, provides opportunities for increased accuracy of outputs and diverse application possibilities.

International trade logistics costs in South Africa: Informing the port reform agenda

South Africa's port system has undergone significant changes in the last three decades, from being a state department, to a division of a state-owned company, to separating the landlord and operations functions into distinct entities. Both entities however remain divisions of the state-owned company Transnet, which is also the sole owner and operator of the national freight rail system. Competition concerns gave rise to the establishment of the Ports Regulator of South Africa, mainly to achieve economic regulation and equitable access in the ports sector. The question posed in this research is whether further reform is required at present, or whether addressing other aspects impacting on international trade logistics costs require more urgent attention. The research results suggest that port authority and terminal charges contribute only 10% to international trade logistics costs (16% if maritime shipping costs are excluded). We believe that collaboratively confronting port congestion, bureaucratic import/export requirements and the hinterland feeder system could unlock much more value for stakeholders in the short to medium term, instead of allocating scarce resources to the administrative task of port reform per se, without a clear understanding of the role of ports in the total national logistics system. The fact that it is challenging to engineer, and act upon, such an understanding should not be a deterrent to at least attempt a strategic infrastructure view for a national economy, which does not exclude the possibility of further reform in the longer term.

Important export skills comparison in different export stage

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to build a theoretical framework that identifies the important skills for successful export from different business areas and make an empirical ranking of their importance.Design/methodology/approachA survey containing 88 practical export skills, selected from the existing literature, was sent to 800 Chinese exporting companies in major Eastern regions of China. With the factor analysis, eight skill categories were identified and 56 skills were found more important.FindingsThe results of the study show that in the higher export stage, skills in international marketing and international trade logistics were viewed as being more important. However, a firm in an early export stage showed more concerns on international trade policy and regulations, international finance and international trade research. Firms with rich export experience viewed strategic management in international trade as being more important than those with less export experience. International payment terms were considered to be very important by firms across all export stages. However, only these firms which were exploring the availability of export business viewed international trade practice as being somewhat important.Research limitations/implicationsFirst, the export skills pool should be extended and examined according to the firms' characteristics. Second, the study is cross‐sectional and there should be specific analysis of different exporting firms. Third, supplement of the study with more samples from other regions should provide more generalizable implications. Finally, another future work should be to examine how export skills affect financial performance of those Chinese exporting firms.Practical implicationsThis paper can serve as useful information for the exporting firms to improve their existing skill training programs. The skills importance rankings can also be used to guide the resource allocations.Originality/valueThis study builds a theoretical framework that identifies the important skills for successful export from different business areas and makes an empirical ranking of their importance based on the data of Chinese exporting firms.

The Application Models of RFID on International Trade Logistics Process

The Application Models of RFID on International Trade Logistics Process

The importance of practical export skills: some evidence from Canadian agribusiness

This paper compares the practical export skills needed by Canadian Agribusiness for sales to the U.S. with those for Overseas markets. Seventy skills in global entrepreneurship, international marketing, international finance, and international trade logistics were ranked and used to gauge the influence of export market on practical international trade skills. The findings show that practical export skill requirements vary substantially by firm and export market. Generally, basic management, marketing, finance, and shipping skills are most important to successful agri-product exporting. Advanced skills in strategic management, export marketing, and export finance are not important to most exporters. Instead, most Canadian agribusiness exporters consider the ability to use international trade specialists to be a key export skill.