A series of stories from China to France freight forwarding service customers
- Author:aaron
- Release Date:2020-05-21
French logistics has developed rapidly in recent years, mainly due to the government's promotion and basic support, the continuous promotion of logistics information construction, logistics companies to improve business processes and the popularization of logistics standardization. From the experience of French logistics development, China's logistics industry needs to strengthen the following aspects: improve transportation efficiency and provide basic support for logistics development; speed up the construction of logistics information; improve the logistics center layout and improve the overall logistics efficiency; build a modern warehouse Center to improve the efficiency of storage facilities; actively promote the construction of logistics standardization; promote green logistics to achieve sustainable development.
Keywords: France, logistics, logistics informatization, logistics efficiency, green logistics
In June 2005, the "French Logistics Investigation Group" organized by the Information Center of the Development Research Center of the State Council conducted a two-week inspection on the logistics and transportation situation in France. Under the careful arrangement of Volvo Group and Renault Truck Group, the inspection team visited the French Ministry of Transport, the Federation of French Transport and Logistics Companies, the Federation of Transit Organizations, the Renault Truck Group, the French large logistics company Norbert Dentressangle Group and other units. Government officials, logistics experts, and senior management personnel of the company communicated and communicated on the development of logistics in France and related issues; and visited the largest wholesale market of agricultural products in Paris, the Rungis (Rungis) international wholesale market, Renault truck parts and technology The service system and distributors, the logistics base of Norbert Dentressangle, the domestic waste recycling company in Bordeaux, the Connex Bordeaux company responsible for the operation of the light rail in Bordeaux, etc., have a deeper understanding of the basic situation and characteristics of French logistics, and have obtained some beneficial Inspiration.
1. Basic situation of French logistics
The logistics transportation in France is dominated by road transportation, with road transportation accounting for 78%, railway transportation accounting for 14%, and shipping and pipelines accounting for 4% and 2% respectively.
The total mileage of French highways is 966,000 kilometers, of which 10,380 kilometers are highways, and 76% of freight transportation in France is done using the country's road network. France's road network is the most dense in Europe. The density of vehicles per kilometer of expressways is 30, which is much lower than the average level of 44 vehicles in European countries. It has a good traffic condition. The construction and management of French highways consists of four levels: the state is responsible for the construction and management of highways and national highways; the Paris region is responsible for the state before August 1, 2005, and the region is responsible for the management after August 1; provinces and cities The government is responsible for the construction and management of provincial and municipal highways; the township government is responsible for the construction and management of roads in townships.
The existing business lines of the French railway are 31,800 kilometers, the passenger and freight traffic are 800 million passengers and 130 million tons respectively, and the passenger and cargo turnover are more than 60 billion person kilometers and 53 billion tons kilometers, respectively. Railway freight transportation has an important position. All French railways are national capital and have a centralized management system. SNCF is the only railway operator. An important feature of French railway freight transportation is the development of public-rail combined transportation, the provision of full logistics services , the integration of the advantages of both rail and highway transportation methods, and the economic and convenient delivery of goods directly to customers' designated locations. At present, 24.9% of the goods carried by the French railway have realized the combined transport of railway and railway.
France has a river network of 8,500 kilometers, which is connected to the inland rivers of other European countries and carries 300 million tons of cargo each year; France has 27 airports, including 7 international airports, which can carry 1.2 million tons of cargo each year .
The good basic transportation conditions have made the French logistics industry better used and developed in various means such as river transportation, sea transportation, land transportation, air transportation, railway transportation, pipeline transportation, etc. The logistics structure is reasonable and the proportion is coordinated The French logistics industry has developed into a pivotal industry in the national economy. It is understood that there are currently more than 5,400 logistics companies in France, and the logistics market is about 120 billion euros, accounting for about 9% of GDP. The development of French logistics is inseparable from the development of the national economy, the promotion of the government, and the continuous improvement of business processes and operational efficiency of logistics companies. It is also the result of the development of information technology.
2. Several characteristics of French logistics
(1) The government pays attention to social benefits while providing basic support
France attaches great importance to the construction of agricultural product logistics centers closely related to the lives of residents. When we inspected the largest agricultural product market in Paris, the Hengis International Wholesale Market, we felt this very well.
The Hangis International Wholesale Market is an agricultural product logistics center with France as the center and the surrounding Western European countries included in the scope of transportation activities. The entire market covers an area of 280 hectares and a construction area of 500,000 square meters, which is currently the largest in the world. Wholesale market. The Hangis International Wholesale Market was completed and put into operation in 1969 and was invested and built by the government. After completion, the market will be managed by business corporations instead of the state. At present, there are more than 1,400 on-site enterprises, 13,000 employees, and 25,000 customers daily Field transactions; the annual trade volume of agricultural products reaches 1.8 billion tons, the annual transaction amount reaches 8 billion euros, and the circulation covers Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and other countries. It is understood that there are 15 agricultural product l ogistics bases of similar nature in France, which have played an important role in the distribution of agricultural product logistics and played a basic role in meeting the daily needs of urban residents.
The Hangis International Wholesale Market attaches great importance to environmental hygiene and food safety, and requires that all commodities on sale comply with European standards. The market has a complete medical center and a health and quarantine department. The health and quarantine department conducts centralized quarantine on meat sold in the market. Foods that do not meet the standards or have expired, such as meat and fruits, are processed in time and cannot be sold. There is also a waste reprocessing department in the market, which collects and recycles garbage in a centralized manner, and can reprocess 100,000 tons of waste every year to ensure that the market has a good environment. The French government is mainly committed to creating an effective market environment and the necessary basic environment when planning and formulating logistics policies. To this end, the French government attaches great importance to the planning and construction of logistics infrastructure such as roads, railways, and ports. At the same time, the French government considers more social benefits in the logistics decision-making process, including the impact on transportation and the environment, the impact on the lives of surrounding residents, the number of jobs driven, etc., and formulates relevant laws and safety standards. In order to reduce the atmospheric and noise pollution caused by logistics transportation, the government encourages logistics transportation enterprises to adopt sea and rail transportation, and vigorously develop light rail transportation. What impressed us the most is the effectiveness of logistics. The latest information technology plays an important role. The Hanggis International Wholesale Market uses new information systems and information technologies. For example, 15 on-site meat companies have set up a unified settlement trading center. Many information technologies such as electronic information, automatic identification systems, and p roduct barcode technology are used in meat. The transaction was fully applied. It not only makes the communication of information between producers, wholesalers and sellers smooth, but also fully meets the needs of consumers and reduces transaction costs. The Hangis International Wholesale Market has formed a system, supporting logistics platform, storage platform and freight trucks, which are very convenient for mechanical loading and unloading. The railway station can be connected to long-distance passenger cars. There are more than 20 freight trains, 3,000 large trucks and 26,000 small trucks come in and out, and form a convenient docking with sea and air transportation. At present, agricultural products produced from South Africa and South America can appear on the tables of Paris residents within two or three days through the circulation channels of the Hengis International Wholesale Market.
Keywords: France, logistics, logistics informatization, logistics efficiency, green logistics
In June 2005, the "French Logistics Investigation Group" organized by the Information Center of the Development Research Center of the State Council conducted a two-week inspection on the logistics and transportation situation in France. Under the careful arrangement of Volvo Group and Renault Truck Group, the inspection team visited the French Ministry of Transport, the Federation of French Transport and Logistics Companies, the Federation of Transit Organizations, the Renault Truck Group, the French large logistics company Norbert Dentressangle Group and other units. Government officials, logistics experts, and senior management personnel of the company communicated and communicated on the development of logistics in France and related issues; and visited the largest wholesale market of agricultural products in Paris, the Rungis (Rungis) international wholesale market, Renault truck parts and technology The service system and distributors, the logistics base of Norbert Dentressangle, the domestic waste recycling company in Bordeaux, the Connex Bordeaux company responsible for the operation of the light rail in Bordeaux, etc., have a deeper understanding of the basic situation and characteristics of French logistics, and have obtained some beneficial Inspiration.
1. Basic situation of French logistics
The logistics transportation in France is dominated by road transportation, with road transportation accounting for 78%, railway transportation accounting for 14%, and shipping and pipelines accounting for 4% and 2% respectively.
The total mileage of French highways is 966,000 kilometers, of which 10,380 kilometers are highways, and 76% of freight transportation in France is done using the country's road network. France's road network is the most dense in Europe. The density of vehicles per kilometer of expressways is 30, which is much lower than the average level of 44 vehicles in European countries. It has a good traffic condition. The construction and management of French highways consists of four levels: the state is responsible for the construction and management of highways and national highways; the Paris region is responsible for the state before August 1, 2005, and the region is responsible for the management after August 1; provinces and cities The government is responsible for the construction and management of provincial and municipal highways; the township government is responsible for the construction and management of roads in townships.
The existing business lines of the French railway are 31,800 kilometers, the passenger and freight traffic are 800 million passengers and 130 million tons respectively, and the passenger and cargo turnover are more than 60 billion person kilometers and 53 billion tons kilometers, respectively. Railway freight transportation has an important position. All French railways are national capital and have a centralized management system. SNCF is the only railway operator. An important feature of French railway freight transportation is the development of public-rail combined transportation, the provision of full logistics services , the integration of the advantages of both rail and highway transportation methods, and the economic and convenient delivery of goods directly to customers' designated locations. At present, 24.9% of the goods carried by the French railway have realized the combined transport of railway and railway.
France has a river network of 8,500 kilometers, which is connected to the inland rivers of other European countries and carries 300 million tons of cargo each year; France has 27 airports, including 7 international airports, which can carry 1.2 million tons of cargo each year .
The good basic transportation conditions have made the French logistics industry better used and developed in various means such as river transportation, sea transportation, land transportation, air transportation, railway transportation, pipeline transportation, etc. The logistics structure is reasonable and the proportion is coordinated The French logistics industry has developed into a pivotal industry in the national economy. It is understood that there are currently more than 5,400 logistics companies in France, and the logistics market is about 120 billion euros, accounting for about 9% of GDP. The development of French logistics is inseparable from the development of the national economy, the promotion of the government, and the continuous improvement of business processes and operational efficiency of logistics companies. It is also the result of the development of information technology.
2. Several characteristics of French logistics
(1) The government pays attention to social benefits while providing basic support
France attaches great importance to the construction of agricultural product logistics centers closely related to the lives of residents. When we inspected the largest agricultural product market in Paris, the Hengis International Wholesale Market, we felt this very well.
The Hangis International Wholesale Market is an agricultural product logistics center with France as the center and the surrounding Western European countries included in the scope of transportation activities. The entire market covers an area of 280 hectares and a construction area of 500,000 square meters, which is currently the largest in the world. Wholesale market. The Hangis International Wholesale Market was completed and put into operation in 1969 and was invested and built by the government. After completion, the market will be managed by business corporations instead of the state. At present, there are more than 1,400 on-site enterprises, 13,000 employees, and 25,000 customers daily Field transactions; the annual trade volume of agricultural products reaches 1.8 billion tons, the annual transaction amount reaches 8 billion euros, and the circulation covers Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and other countries. It is understood that there are 15 agricultural product l ogistics bases of similar nature in France, which have played an important role in the distribution of agricultural product logistics and played a basic role in meeting the daily needs of urban residents.
The Hangis International Wholesale Market attaches great importance to environmental hygiene and food safety, and requires that all commodities on sale comply with European standards. The market has a complete medical center and a health and quarantine department. The health and quarantine department conducts centralized quarantine on meat sold in the market. Foods that do not meet the standards or have expired, such as meat and fruits, are processed in time and cannot be sold. There is also a waste reprocessing department in the market, which collects and recycles garbage in a centralized manner, and can reprocess 100,000 tons of waste every year to ensure that the market has a good environment. The French government is mainly committed to creating an effective market environment and the necessary basic environment when planning and formulating logistics policies. To this end, the French government attaches great importance to the planning and construction of logistics infrastructure such as roads, railways, and ports. At the same time, the French government considers more social benefits in the logistics decision-making process, including the impact on transportation and the environment, the impact on the lives of surrounding residents, the number of jobs driven, etc., and formulates relevant laws and safety standards. In order to reduce the atmospheric and noise pollution caused by logistics transportation, the government encourages logistics transportation enterprises to adopt sea and rail transportation, and vigorously develop light rail transportation. What impressed us the most is the effectiveness of logistics. The latest information technology plays an important role. The Hanggis International Wholesale Market uses new information systems and information technologies. For example, 15 on-site meat companies have set up a unified settlement trading center. Many information technologies such as electronic information, automatic identification systems, and p roduct barcode technology are used in meat. The transaction was fully applied. It not only makes the communication of information between producers, wholesalers and sellers smooth, but also fully meets the needs of consumers and reduces transaction costs. The Hangis International Wholesale Market has formed a system, supporting logistics platform, storage platform and freight trucks, which are very convenient for mechanical loading and unloading. The railway station can be connected to long-distance passenger cars. There are more than 20 freight trains, 3,000 large trucks and 26,000 small trucks come in and out, and form a convenient docking with sea and air transportation. At present, agricultural products produced from South Africa and South America can appear on the tables of Paris residents within two or three days through the circulation channels of the Hengis International Wholesale Market.