This paper builds a coupling coordinated development model for urban-rural logistics based on coupling theory and synergy theory, designs an index system for the coordinated development of urban-rural logistics based on supply chain management, and determines the weight of the index system using the entropy method. Supported by official statistics, this paper measures the level and analyzes the changing trend of the coupling coordinated development of urban-rural logistics from 2001 to 2015 in China. The results show that, in the study period, the orderly development level of both urban and rural logistics was improved, and the coordinated development level of urban-rural logistics generally maintained a slow upward trend. However, the interactive coupling level between urban and rural logistics was stagnant, and the orderly development differences were gradually enlarged. This study suggests that setting up urban-rural logistics integrated systems, including material flow, financing flow, information flow, and commerce flow, has become an effective way to break through the division between urban and rural logistics and realize the coordinated development of urban-rural logistics.

Abstract:Convergence development between logistics industry and estate industry promotes the emergence of new industry forms: logistics estate industry. Generally speaking, logistics estate is considered to be low-risk and high-return investment project, and favored by investors. But there are still potential risks.Therefore, this paper analyses the risk factors based on the logistics estate value chain, establishes a risk assessment model by entropy method, and makes an empirical research on the basis of case collected in West China. The result shows that the risk index system based on value chain could cover the whole stage of logistics estate development. As a simple and effective method of risk assessment, entropy method could exclude human factors interference of index weight and improve the objectivity of the evaluation results.

Taking logistics management as an example, this paper analyzes the problems in the training of applied talents in China. Based on the practical background of industry-education integration and school-enterprise cooperation, this paper discusses the ways to cultivate application-oriented talents for undergraduate students majoring in logistics management, and puts forward specific measures to cultivate application-oriented talents from the aspects of teaching staff, curriculum system, practice base, training orientation and practice links.

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