With the rapid growth in stock-keeping units (SKUs), wholesalers and distributors are finding it hard to make informed decisions about their operations. This drives the need for the smarter use of labor, equipment, and technology. The main factors driving the need for automated material-handling systems are cost savings, labor efficiency, and space constraints. In the current competitive landscape, there is an ever-increasing number of available products and demand for more frequent and smaller deliveries. Automating distribution operations can immediately increase an organization’s order accuracy, anywhere from half a percent up to several percentage points.

Cold chain logistics is a temperature-controlled supply chain that is an uninterrupted chain of distribution and storage activity in which a given temperature is maintained throughout the chain. This type of logistics is used to ensure and extend the life of the goods and products such as seafood, frozen food, agriculture produce, chemicals, photographic film, pharmaceutical drugs, and others. Monitoring, storage, and transportation are the important factors in cold chain to avoid degradation in the quality of the shipments. Cold chain logistics are anticipated to witness significant growth over the years, owing to rise in need of cold chain logistics in the pharmaceutical industry.

New Zealand observed a steep growth in the Logistics Performance Index from 2016, ranking 34, to 2018, ranking 15th, among 163 countries. The growth in the logistics performance index is observed due to the improving customs clearance systems, international shipments, and logistics quality over the previous year. The international shipments have improved due to the increasing ecommerce cross-border volume. Ecommerce is a major contributor to the growth of the logistics industry in the country. Furthermore, the development of technology in the logistics industry has helped it improve the logistics quality, competence, and tracing and tracking abilities.

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为支撑宁夏地区经济社会发展，进一步完善国家横向路网通道结构，根据对国家中长期铁路网规划中青银通道以及近期路网变化情况的分析，结合宁夏地区铁路发展实际情况以及地方经济社会发展的实际需求，研究太中银铁路线路基本情况和运量规模，重点针对太中银铁路的发展定位及未来规划提出建议。从满足宁夏地区旅客快速出行的需求、共享高速铁路发展成果、完善路网结构，同时释放和扩大通道货运能力的角度，规划太中银通道绥德—银川段快速客运专线，既有太中银铁路定边—中卫段进行复线改造。

本文从一起多用途船载运集装箱事故引出对集装箱运输市场、多用途船舶监管等的思考，讨论了超载运输行为的危害性，并通过事故调查、现场走访及科学计算，分析了多用途船超载运输集装箱的原因并提出相关建议，以最大程度实现辖区安全形势持续稳定。

在城市发展的不同时期，及时总结并聚焦重大交通问题，有助于找准战略方向。坚持问题导向和目标导向相统一，总结广州市过去两轮交通发展战略对城市的影响和新时代背景下的城市发展诉求，从现状与未来两个角度聚焦战略问题。从城市综合交通枢纽、交通网络、公共财政、体制机制和新技术等五个方面进行问题提炼，为广州市开展新一轮交通发展战略规划提供参考。认为广州市正处在从“机动本位”向“场所本位”发展的重要转型期，需要重点解决城市综合交通枢纽能级的提升、道路出行体验的改善、公共财政的可持续发展、高质量的体制机制以及如何用好交通新技术等关键问题，推动广州交通从高速发展向高质量发展转变。