According to data from the China Food Industry Association, due to cold chain problems in China, approximately 12 million tons of fruits and 130 million tons of vegetables are wasted every year, with a total value of US$10 billion. We will not investigate the authenticity of these figures for the time being, but it is a fact that food that requires cold chain logistics is not operated in accordance with national regulations on food refrigeration and freezing. Informal statistics are that about 80% of fruits and vegetables , meat and aquatic products are transported in traditional carriages (normal and insulated carriages). The main reasons for this situation are: 1. Quality of service 2. Quality of transportation 3. Lack of reliable logistics service providers (especially large regional and nationwide logistics service providers) 4. High cost 5. Insufficient infrastructure such as transportation and storage. Problems in the development of cold chain logistics in China. First, is it beneficial to enterprises to use relatively high-priced cold chain logistics. This is a matter of interest and involves all parties along the entire value chain. If some suppliers want to use regular cars, but the retailer or consumer does not give extra care (no retail benefits), but is treated the same as other suppliers (such as when receiving goods) The standards are different and cannot be strictly enforced, thus damaging good brands). Because no extra care is given to a certain supplier because it provides better cold chain logistics, this indirectly encourages suppliers to use non-standard vehicles (a mixed bag). There are only a few suppliers who can really do it. This is a question of interests, not a logistics problem. The biggest resistance is that some suppliers also want to use regular cars, and retailers do not give them extra care. Some retailers in Shanghai have strict requirements for the use of refrigerated trucks, which are among the highest in China. Second, the government should further strengthen the enforcement of relevant cold chain rules. Although there are relevant regulations, the government pays more attention to areas other than cold chain logistics (such as the origin of products, hygiene issues, etc.), but does not check the quality of the cold chain more. Therefore, those who currently use full cold chain logistics Enterprises set their own standards to operate cold chain logistics in order to establish their own brands. Representatives here are brand enterprises such as McDonald's and Bright Dairy. They themselves follow the international certification system to manage the entire cold chain logistics. Third, there are not many formal logistics companies that provide third-party cold chain logistics. Most of them are guerrillas besieging regular troops. Some third-party logistics companies compete on price and invest and expand their scale without profit. In logistics operations where "quantity" is king, if there is not enough quantity, the price will remain high, which will prevent more potential customers from using formal services. Both Guangming's Lingxian Logistics and Xiahui rely on the distribution of Guangming and McDonald's to develop third parties. It is difficult to develop without large customers. The improvement of logistics enterprises themselves and how to further provide better services to enterprises is also an issue that needs to be improved, because this is a young industry after all. Third-party logistics itself must also reduce costs and expand scale to make it a virtuous cycle as soon as possible. At the same time, this also requires a longer-term cooperation process. Therefore, relevant government departments need to strengthen the implementation and supervision of food supply chain rules and guide enterprises to develop towards formal cold chain logistics, rather than relying solely on companies to self-discipline for the sake of branding. At the same time, third-party logistics also needs to actively carry out work and cultivate talents to develop and expand itself; however, some companies have not reached a certain level in management and other aspects, although they have invested heavily and have very advanced infrastructure. In this regard, HAHUI Logistics has done a relatively outstanding job. Its leading management technology and brand, such as through fourth-party logistics, manage and optimize social resources. It persistently manages according to the process and helps it integrate social resources. Management is a key point. A nine-year warehouse has good management, including equipment management and maintenance. The vehicles are not the highest-level vehicles, but they have leading management methods such as route optimization, personnel quality, global certification, etc. All are leading in the industry. Building a cold storage is no longer a cutting-edge technology. Investment can only be made by purchasing a refrigerated truck at the same time, instead of the current one-year contract, otherwise large-scale investment will be impossible. At present, the integrity of both parties has not yet been established, which is conducive to long-term cooperation, but is more of a short-term behavior. The lack of long-term strategic cooperation is also a factor restricting the development of this industry.
Fourth, the concept of overall cost is not used. Enterprises focus more on unit price costs and do not consider how to reduce the loss of goods by using qualified and high-quality logistics service providers, because the consumption in cold chain logistics is considerable. This is also a serious phenomenon in China's logistics. Prospects of Cold Chain Logistics in China The current situation of cold chain logistics is that it does not operate according to relevant standards, does not grow in scale, competes purely on price, and uses a large number of normal temperature/insulated vehicles to replace cold chain logistics. China's cold chain logistics seems to be trapped in a strange circle. On the one hand, it requires quality service providers, but on the other hand, it often uses cheap and informal service providers. Therefore, relevant government departments need to strengthen the implementation and supervision of food supply chain rules and guide enterprises to develop into formal cold chain logistics. They cannot rely entirely on companies to self-discipline for the sake of brand: at the same time, third-party logistics also need to actively carry out work and cultivate talents. Develop and expand themselves; However, there are also companies that have not reached a certain level in management and other aspects, although they have invested heavily and have very advanced infrastructure. In this regard, HAHUI Logistics has done a relatively outstanding job. Its leading management technology and brand, such as through fourth-party logistics, manage and optimize social resources. It persistently manages according to the process and helps it integrate social resources. Management is a key point. A nine-year warehouse has good management, including equipment management and maintenance. The vehicles are not the highest-level vehicles, but they have leading management methods such as route optimization, personnel quality, global certification, etc. All are leading in the industry. Building cold storage is no longer a cutting-edge technology, and purchasing refrigerated trucks is not very expensive, so the lack of infrastructure is not a problem (especially in China today with excess funds). The most difficult thing is to cultivate cold chain management talents. and establish a good management system. China's cold chain still lacks management and talent. After all, the development of modern cold chain logistics is not very long in China. Logistics is also a field with high added value. If it is cultivated internally little by little, otherwise it will be a big problem. Constraints, fourth-party logistics management is output management, a management-heavy, asset-light approach. The standard for logistics companies issued by the government is how many fixed assets they are required to have. This is misleading and will overemphasize assets and result in a waste of resources. Although there are many bottlenecks and problems in the development of modern cold chain logistics in China, it is not all bad news. Fortunately, the country's regulations in this area are becoming more and more stringent, awareness is getting higher, and retail terminals have higher requirements for suppliers. The demand for formal cold chain is getting higher and higher; this is the result of social development and the key to the development of China's cold chain. More importantly, it is an important trend in the development of market supply and demand. Competition of the product itself, a product that can guarantee temperature is more popular with retailers than another product that cannot guarantee temperature. In East China, the awareness and demand for cold chain are increasing rapidly. It is the best region in the country, and Shanghai is the best in East China. Shanghai consumers have reason to feel gratified. So next time when you, as a consumer, are shopping, please pay more attention to the cold chain logistics behind the products. This will indirectly help the development of this industry.
The development trend of China's logistics industry
The impact of the current international financial crisis on China's macro-economy is still continuing. China's macro-economy growth has slowed down, and the logistics industry has suffered a certain impact. However, with the successive introduction of various government policies to "expand domestic demand and maintain growth", China's economy is expected to continue to maintain steady and rapid growth, and the market prospects of the logistics industry have also begun to gradually improve. Market segments such as rural logistics and retail logistics have become investment targets. Hotspot. During the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" and even longer in the future, China's logistics industry will enter a higher level of development and present some new development trends and characteristics. First, with the rapid and stable development of the national economy, the scale of the logistics industry will continue to expand rapidly. Second, it must be adapted to the adjustment of economic structure and industrial layout. The concentration of the logistics industry has further increased. Third, with the further expansion of the logistics market, the division of labor within the logistics industry will become increasingly detailed. Fourth, logistics service methods are increasingly diversified. Integrated and integrated logistics services based on modern information technology, transportation technology, and management technology will be more widely used. Fifth, the pace of technological progress and innovation in the logistics industry has accelerated, and the level of modernization has been further improved. Sixth, cooperation and interaction will become an important way for the logistics industry to achieve scale expansion and coordinated development. Seventh, the institutional environment for the development of the logistics industry has become increasingly standardized, and the market order and environmental conditions have been further optimized.