The emergence of logistics cities: Conceptual model

Abstract

This paper describes the emergence of logistics cities, which are geographical concentrations of related industries situated around one or more international trade gateways adjacent to a metropolitan area. Broadly, a logistics city comprises logistics activities and related assets combined with an integrated mix of manufacturing and assembly companies, business services, retail outlets, research and education centres, and associated government services and administration sections. This concept is currently being promoted and developed globally by several regions, and examples of these logistics cities are described in this paper. Drawing from these examples and the limited available literature, a preliminary conceptual map of the logistics cities concept has been developed which incorporates a theoretical foundation of economic development and the principles of competitiveness in the notion of trade clusters. This map has provided the basis for our further investigations and the continued development of a more detailed conceptual model that will provide a systematic knowledge base for those engaged in the development of further logistics cities. The beneficiaries of this model will be public authorities, property developers and industrial concerns, and will be used when making decisions for future logistics infrastructure, services, supporting services and related social elements.

Costurando a cidade: crise do capital, urbanização logística e entregadores de aplicativo

“…Poderíamos chamar esse processo de urbanização logística (Sengpiehl et al, 2008;O'Shea, 2014;Diniz e Gonçalves, 2022), cuja natureza está associada com o desenvolvimento e densificação de infraestruturas logísticas. As infraestruturas de conexão garantem, dessa maneira, a circulação de mercadorias e integram-se a infraestruturas digitais que viabilizam essa conectividade.…”

Conceptualizing business logistics as an ‘apparatus of security’ and its implications for management and organizational inquiry

“…So large and complex have these secure zones become, they have been termed ‘logistics cities’, ‘geographical concentrations of related industries situated around one or more international trade gateways adjacent to a metropolitan area’ (Sengpiehl et al, 2008: 59). They include not only the infrastructure necessary for the logistics industry but also an integrated mix of manufacturing firms, business services, transport agencies, retail outlets, medical facilities and even research and education centres, such as those found at King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia, New Songdo City in South Korea, Cyberjaya in Malaysia and HITEC City in Hyderabad.…”

Logística Del Transporte Y Competitividad

“…De acuerdo con Balza & Paternina (2014) los clústeres logísticos son una nueva categoría conceptual de aglomeración espacial que obtienen ventajas de las denominadas economías de aglomeración. Es decir, al agrupar distintos tipos de proveedores de servicios logísticos, productores, transportadores y clientes, se potencializan las ventajas marshallianas de la aglomeración (van den Heuvel, de Langen, van Donselaar, & Fransoo, 2012).Los clústeres logísticos se constituyen en la evolución progresiva de nodos logísticos, mediante la agrupación de infraestructuras logísticas en lo que se denomina dense trade cluster (Sengpiehl, Oakden, Nagel, Toh, & Shi, 2008). La interconexión de nodos logísticos en una cadena de transporte intermodal es un proceso de agregación progresivo de recursos de infraestructura logística: reúne instalaciones, equipos y servicios que posibilitan los transbordos de carga entre distintos modos de transporte.…”

“…De acuerdo con Sengpiehl et al (2008) existen cuatro tipos de "dense trade clusters": Logistics Centers, Inland Ports, Logistics Hubs y en una categoría superior de evolución, Logistics Cities. Estas aglomeraciones de comercio o superestructuras logísticas integradas varían en el tamaño de sus instalaciones y en el rango de los servicios que prestan.…”

“…El Institute of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (ILSCM) de la Universidad de Victoria (Australia) escogió "Logistics cities" como su principal línea de investigación y ha definido este concepto como como la progresión final de un dense trade cluster (Sengpiehl et al, 2008). Las "ciudades logísticas" son concentraciones geográficas de industrias relacionadas, situadas alrededor de uno o más Freigth hubs adyacentes a un área metropolitana.…”