NEWS Roundup
Suning discusses future
Big growth for Daxing
On July 28, the “Development of China’s PC Industry” forum was held by Suning in Nanjing for the second time ever. Topics that were discussed included demand segmentation, application driven technology, cross-border products, channel integration and a series of industry trends. As the largest computer distribution channel of China, Suning Appliance announced four strategic initiatives during this forum to put RMB350 billion worth of merchandise into the production chain over the next three years.
Daxing Beijing South Logistics Center (DBSLC) made a total 1.29 million tons throughput between January amd May this year, an increase of 23.5% to previous years. As it is one of Beijing’s five major logistics bases involved in the restructuring of the Beijing logistics industry program, it is expected to increase another 40% this year. DBSLC is the only integrated logistics base that can convert between railway and road in Bejing and is expected to increase rail capacity to 10 million tons per year.
Bijie to be logistics hub Bijie, a city in Guizhou province, is set to become a logistics and transport hub in the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou region within the next five years. The Chengdu-Guiyang high speed railway, Hangzhou-Ruili expressway, Xiamen-Chengdu expressway as well as the airport are all currently under construction and will cross eachother in Bijie. The Zunyi-Bijie section of Hangzhou-Ruili expressway has already seen an investment of RMB 22.14 million. This section will be constructed faster than expected due to the efficiency of land acquisition.
Jiaxing builds five supply chains Port logistics has been the core in the development of the service industry in the Jiaxing port district of Zhejiang Province since the beginning of this year. Five supply chains are being focused on, including shipping container, distribution of liquid chemicals, coal, capital goods as well as bonds in order to upgrade the port, promote river-sea combined transportation and create the new prospects of “water-water combined transportation” and “water-land combined transportation.”jian province.
Yichun invests in grain
Information inaccessibility Xinjin Shifeng Medical Apparatus and Instrument Co are working on an e-commerce logistics supply chain for new medical equipment. In July, the company met with students, professors, IT professionals and executives at the China University of Electronic Science and Technology to discuss ideas to overcome “information islands” (aka inaccessible data) pertaining to production, trade and logistics. By creating a more visible supply chain, Xinjin hopes to reduce costs, improve efficiency and quality and implement new service models.
www.supplychains.com
Yichun has invested over RMB150 million into their modern Grain Logistics Project. The development and Reform Commission has pledged RMB153.96 million to the Food Council of Yichun City for the Project in the mid of July 2010, to accelerate the building pace. The logistics project includes grain storage warehouse, silo, and construction of supporting facilities. RMB 7million was invested by the central government, RMB63.96 million by private businesses and RMB83 million came from other investors.
Geely rebuilds Volvo supply chain Wuhan container station opens The Wuhan Container Center Station, located on the East Lake and the CiHui Field, was put into operation in August. It is one of 18 container city centers officially approved by the Ministry of Railways in China. It covers an area of 333 acres and includes container, express and special delivery and logistics operation areas. The total investment was RMB 600 million and it is expected to reach a peak traffic volume of 2 million containers.
In order to prepare for bringing Volvo into the family, Geely is working on restructuring the organization of their suppliers system. While Johnson Controls and French company Faurecia have already signed cooperation agreements with Volvo and are both Geely’s long-term suppliers, insiders say that the Chinamade Volvo branch will build a completely new distribution channel separate from Geely. This means Volvo will remain independent in its management structure, production, manufacturing, and all other aspects of operation.
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