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TOP 100 in European Transport and Logistics Services
2021
When the first edition of our »TOP100« logistics market studies was published in 1996, valid quantitative information about the economic relevance of the logistics sector in European economies was not available. There was no coherent, publicly accessible analysis and documentation about the logistics sector's size and growth developments-not at the national levels, not at the level of the most important logistics market segments, and not about Europe's top providers of logistics services. Up to this day logistics is not explicitly covered in the European Union's NACE system for the classification of economic activities. Data about the logistics of materials and goods are mixed and reported with people transportation data, or hidden in the statistics of various other sectors of the economy, such as manufacturing industries, retail, etc. Since more than 25 years the TOP100 in Logistics studies make an effort to fill this gap of missing statistics to show the high relevance of the logistics sector for the wealth of modern economies. This 2021/2022 issue is the 9th edition covering the broader European logistics market (alternating with a German language edition, which focuses on the German market only). Today the understanding of logistics as one of the largest and most dynamic sectors of the European economy-a trillion-Euro industry-is widely accepted. We believe that our work contributed to this achievement. This is not to understate the fact that there never will be one perfect set of figures to describe logistics and its segments. The diversity of definitions in use for logistics, Europe's variety of national logistics industry structures and statistical reporting practices, and differing expectations by users of logistics services vs. providers vs. external stakeholders, do not allow for that. But with every new TOP100 edition we try to come closer to offering an up-to-date, competent overview on European logistics through a selection of quantitative and qualitative facts about the sector and its top providers of logistics services. This report and the TOP100 methods applied within give analytical proof and facts about the development of the logistics industry in Europe in an ongoing crisis. From the methodological approach we learn that logistics was not as severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 as other economic sectors in terms of growth and development of key performance indicators like tons moved or sales generated. However, apart from a whole series of analytical reasons, it is also true that 1. ... logistics is important for our prosperity 2. … logistics contributes significantly to value creation and 3. ... logistics businesses and people did a lot right during this crisis, and hopefully go on doing things right during the further time. The European logistics sector shrunk by around-3.5% to a size of € 1,115 bn. for the total expenditure on logistics activities carried out in 2020. Hopefully, it can recover to former years' strength in a year or a year and a half. Preface 1. ... logistics is important for our prosperity 2. ... logistics contributes significantly to value creation and We hope you find this edition of the »Top100 in European Transport and Logistics Services« useful and we look forward to your comments and suggestions for future improvements. The TOP100 are aimed at deciders in logistics service providers as well as logistics units in industry and trade, and also at shippers. It is also aimed at suppliers of logistics, consulting, politics and business journalists. Our thanks go out to all the experts, companies and institutions, which supported us by providing data and assessments. Special thanks go to DVV Media Group, Hamburg, and the German Logistics Association (BVL), for their continuing support for this project as publishers. We also would like to thank the head of the Fraunhofer Center for Supply Chain Services at Fraunhofer IIS, Prof. Alexander Pflaum, for assuming the editorship of the TOP100 studies. Special thanks go to the Nuremberg TOP100 team of the Fraunhofer Center for Applied Research on Supply Chain Services, where this study is prepared:
Within the logistics sector, the market tends to give value to those firms which are capable of controlling, integrating and managing all the phases forming the logistics process, which is meant to be considered as a "unitary complex product". As a consequence, it happens to be "the winner" to those entrepreneurs who are ready to face even relevant changes in their activities as for organizational models and market policies, as well as those who are skilled in proposing new services to their clients and partners.
Logistics Development in European Countries: The Case of Poland
EUROPEAN RESEARCH STUDIES JOURNAL, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of the article is to show the diversity of logistics development in European countries at the national and regional level, taking into account the countries of Western, Central and Eastern Europe. The focus is on the development of logistics in Poland, a country with a special location in Europe between Germany, the leader in European and global logistics, and Russia. Design/Methodology/Approach: Research includes changes in the volume of freight transport by air, rail, road and sea in 33 countries in 2010-2018. Spatiotemporal analysis of statistical data with the use of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and ArcMap 10.5 is proposed. Findings: Logistics in Europe is strongly diversified in national and regional terms. In most countries, logistics developed for all modes of transport during the period considered. The development of the logistics system in Poland mainly involved road, rail and sea transport. Air transport of goods increased to a lesser extent. The integration process of Central and Eastern European logistics with German logistics is visible. Practical Implications: The contribution of the research is to show the general interrelationships between logistics policy and initiatives at the national level and changes in the volume of freight transport across the most important transport branches. Originality/Value: Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to represent the changes occurring in logistics in Europe. Identification of countries and regions with different logistics development models and paths.
The Effects of Globalisation on Logistics in Europe and in Hungary
Logistics and Transport, 2015
Transportation is essential for the functioning of the economy since mobility greatly supports growth and job creation. The transport sector in the EU employs about 10 million people and provides approximately 5% of the GDP. The efficiency of the transport systems is a prerequisite for competitiveness and significantly affects the quality of life of people. Logistics plays a key role in terms of sustainable and competitive mobility in Europe and other objectives, such as a cleaner environment, security of energy supply, and widely available transport facilities. The use of safe and environmentally friendly vehicles is the main priority of all modes of transportation. The key changes include alternative fuels, new materials, new propulsion systems as well as information technology and traffic management techniques. The organization of the transportation of raw materials and finished products within and outside the EU depends on the efficient operation of logistic networks. This is pr...
Logistics Performance and Economic Development - A Comparison within the European Union
Since an efficient, performing logistic system is a key factor of sustainable economic growth (Havenga, 2010), analyzing the relationship between logistics performance and the economic development level of a country becomes of relevance. Ben Shepherd (Shepherd, B., 2013) considers that there are numerous direct and indirect connections between the logistics sector, economic growth and development. OECD/WTO survey on Aid for Trade confirms Havenga's statement and 80% of the partner country respondents, included the facilitation of transport and trade in their top AfT priorities. Transport is a key factor in their national development strategies and a source of economic growth, like no other sector. In this paper, we will focus on the relation between the logistics performance and the economic development from EU's former communist countries and the other 18 EU countries. Thus, the EU countries, which have higher levels of economic development, are also the countries, where lo...
Development of Freight Transport in the European Union – Selected Issues
2020
This article discusses the current trends in transport in the European Union, paying special attention to the plan to create a single European transport area, striving to achieve a competitive and resource-efficient transport system. Design/methodology/approach: Using the methods of literature analysis and document analysis, the assumptions of the common transport policy, sustainable development of European transport, applicable legal regulations were analyzed. White Paper on transport in the European Union. Findings: It was agreed that a single European transport area should facilitate the movement of citizens and goods, reduce its costs and ensure the sustainable development of European transport, the main directions of transport policy include revitalization of the railway sector. Research limitations/implications: It has been shown that focusing on the following problems: increasing the competitiveness of railways, including modern technologies in the transport system, introducing a port policy, producing more biofuels, reducing urban traffic and introducing charges for the use of infrastructure are factors for achieving the competitiveness of the European transport system. Practical implications: The practical implications of the presented and analyzed issues are related to IT support for transport, logistics companies, internet technology, internet exchanges and support for IT systems of railway carriers. Trends in the transport of general cargo, road and bulk materials occurring in the EU were pointed out. Advantages and disadvantages of general cargo in transport were pointed out. Social implications: This article considers original that transport enables economic growth and job creation. The development of transport must be sustainable. As a global sector, effective action in this area requires close international cooperation. The Single European Transport Area should facilitate the movement of citizens and goods, reduce its costs and ensure the sustainable development of European transport. Originality/value: The article is addressed primarily to logistics and transport organizers.
The logistics and sustainability in the European Union
Acta logistica, 2024
The paper is focused on the issue of business logistics performance and sustainability of countries in the EU due to their constantly growing importance in the social, economic and environmental field. We assume a significant dependence between the mentioned quantities. To research the relationship between business logistics performance and sustainability, we used the data of the business logistics performance index and the sustainability index across each EU countries. The importance of the selected indices lies in the ability to identify possible opportunities and challenges of business logistics as a benchmarking tool to increase its performance. To assess the relationship of these researched parameters, we applied the correlation coefficient, cluster and geographic analysis to identify relatively homogeneous groups -EU countries -clusters with the greatest possible difference within the clusters. The results proved a statistically significant dependence between the performance of business logistics and sustainability in EU member states. From a geographic analysis perspective, we have identified a tendency to create geographically close groupings of EU countries within the examined parameters.
Logistics research: a 50 years’ march of ideas
Logistics Research, 2009
Logistics-as a field of the Applied Sciences addressing issues from the worlds of business and the economy-is now more than 50 years old. This essay makes an effort to review, reflect, and interpret what researchers have done and thought in this field so far, what kind of impact their ideas apparently made, and where the ''march of ideas'' about logistics research might lead in the future. The first part of the review presents data that recently have become available about the quantitative impact of logistics in an international comparison between countries. From this review some hypotheses are derived about the growth opportunities for the field in the future and the challenge of maintaining the dynamics of the development of logistics in maturing, post-industrial economies. In the second part the qualitative evolution of scientific logistical thinking-the ''march of ideas'' of the last 50 years-is reviewed, mapped and, again, interpreted with respect to the question, where the ''next'' challenges, new ideas, and directions may be found to further advance the ''Science of Logistics''. Keywords Logistics research Á Epistemology Á Quantitative measurements Á Instrumentation Á Industrialization Á Flow dynamics Á Cross-organizational integration This essay is about the progress of the ''Science of Logistics''. It is trying to contribute to the understanding of P. Klaus (&)