Coupled and Coordinated Development of the Data-Driven Logistics Industry and Digital Economy: A Case Study of Anhui Province

The digital transformation of the logistics industry is the current trend of development. In order to promote the integrated development of the logistics industry (LI) and the digital economy (DE), we propose a data-driven method which can be used to measure, evaluate, and identify the coupled and c...

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Published inProcesses Vol. 10; no. 10; p. 2036
Main Authors Guo, Yuxia, Ding, Heping
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2022
Subjects
Analysis
Barriers
Case studies
China
Communications equipment
Consumption
Coordination models
Data collection
Digital economy
Digital technology
Digitization
Economic development
Efficiency
Energy consumption
Entropy
Entropy (statistics)
Evaluation
Industrial development
Information technology
Innovations
Internet of Things
Logistics
Logistics services
Supply & demand
Sustainable development
Weighting methods
China
Yangtze River Delta
Anhui China
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Summary:The digital transformation of the logistics industry is the current trend of development. In order to promote the integrated development of the logistics industry (LI) and the digital economy (DE), we propose a data-driven method which can be used to measure, evaluate, and identify the coupled and coordinated development (CCD) of the LI and DE. On the basis of data collection, we use the entropy weight method to measure the comprehensive development level of the LI and DE. A coordination model is then used to evaluate their CCD level. Finally, an obstacle degree model (ODM) is used to identify the key factors inhibiting the coordinated development (CD) of the two. This method is then applied to gauge the integration development of the LI and DE in Anhui Province. The results show that energy consumption and the lack of logistics employees are the main obstacles to the development of the LI in Anhui Province. The main obstacles to the development of the DE are the low development level of the electronic communications equipment manufacturing industry and the limited digitization of enterprises. Accordingly, this study puts forward corresponding countermeasures and suggestions to provide decision support for the CCD of the LI and DE.
ISSN:2227-9717
2227-9717
DOI:10.3390/pr10102036