Construction of Regional Smart Logistics Development Level Evaluation Index System
Logistics is a complex service industry that integrates the functions of transportation,warehous-ing,and information,etc.,and is an important part of the national economy.With the continuous integra-tion and development of the logistics industry and modern information technology,smart logistics has be-come an inevitable trend in the development of the logistics industry."Smart"is reflected in the informatiza-tion,automation,and intelligence of all links in the entire logistics process,thereby improving logistics effi-ciency,reducing logistics costs,and promoting the construction of a green,low-carbon,safe,and efficient modern logistics system.In order to actively promote the development of smart logistics,the national govern-ment has issued a series of supportive policies and documents.Local governments have also formulated more targeted and specific development strategies and plans based on this,hoping to enhance their local competi-tiveness and promote economic development through the development of smart logistics.However,there is currently a lack of systematic indicators and models for the comprehensive evaluation of the development level of the smart logistics industry.Therefore,it is difficult for local governments to make an objective evalu-ation of the actual development level of the smart logistics industry in their locality.Based on a review of the relevant research literatures on regional logistics and regional smart logistics evalu-ation systems both at home and abroad,in combination with the problems existing in the construction of the evaluation index system,following the principle of index selection,and from the four dimensions of logistics economy,logistics infrastructure,logistics business volume and the"smart factors"of smart logistics,we con-structed an improved regional smart logistics development level evaluation index system including 4 primary indicators and 24 secondary indicators.On this basis,we established a regional smart logistics development level evaluation model based on the entropy weight-gray correlation method,and presented the evaluation ideas.Based on the relevant data of Tianjin,Shenzhen,Shanghai,Ningbo,Wuhan and Zhengzhou from 2020 to 2022,we evaluated the development level of the smart logistics industry in the six cities.This study could provide guidance for the development of the regional smart logistics industry in China,quantify the re-gional smart logistics development level,help local government objectively evaluate the development of the local smart logistics industry,quickly and accurately recognize its own advantages and disadvantages,and ac-cordingly formulate more targeted policies to promote the development of smart logistics.At the same time,it is also conducive to the integration of resources in various logistics links,thereby improving operational ef-ficiency,reducing operating costs,and promoting the accelerated transformation and upgrading of the logis-tics industry in China.