Logistics input complexity and comparative advantage in manufacturing: based on the perspective of global value chains

Logistics is an essential service for manufacturing because it supports the coordination and integration of global production activities, ultimately reducing costs and improving efficiency. However, it is not clear that the complex structural relationship between logistics and manufacturing under th...

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Main Authors: Lei Yang, Qianli Dong, Ziqiang Tong, Jiani Wu, Hua Yao
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Applied Economics
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15140326.2024.2376958
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Qianli Dong
Ziqiang Tong
Jiani Wu
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description Logistics is an essential service for manufacturing because it supports the coordination and integration of global production activities, ultimately reducing costs and improving efficiency. However, it is not clear that the complex structural relationship between logistics and manufacturing under the Global Value chains (GVCs). Consequently, employing the input-output model, we develop the logistics input complexity (LIC) to capture the complex structural characteristics of logistics services embodied in manufacturing sectors and investigate its role in manufacturing comparative advantage. We find that the logistics input complexity can boost manufacturing competitiveness. Furthermore, we also confirm that the domestic and foreign groups of LIC have at least a partially complementary effect on the export competitiveness of manufacturing. Finally, we identify heterogeneity in the domestic and foreign groups’ five subdivision logistics modes of LIC. It suggests that logistics service providers must precisely match the related manufacturing production chains to cultivate a comparative advantage in manufacturing.
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spelling doaj-art-edf77cfa06074242bc090f301ac86fd72025-08-20T02:35:19ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Applied Economics1514-03261667-67262024-12-0127110.1080/15140326.2024.2376958Logistics input complexity and comparative advantage in manufacturing: based on the perspective of global value chainsLei Yang0Qianli Dong1Ziqiang Tong2Jiani Wu3Hua Yao4College of Transportation Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Chang’an University, Xi’an, ChinaSchool of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing, ChinaLogistics is an essential service for manufacturing because it supports the coordination and integration of global production activities, ultimately reducing costs and improving efficiency. However, it is not clear that the complex structural relationship between logistics and manufacturing under the Global Value chains (GVCs). Consequently, employing the input-output model, we develop the logistics input complexity (LIC) to capture the complex structural characteristics of logistics services embodied in manufacturing sectors and investigate its role in manufacturing comparative advantage. We find that the logistics input complexity can boost manufacturing competitiveness. Furthermore, we also confirm that the domestic and foreign groups of LIC have at least a partially complementary effect on the export competitiveness of manufacturing. Finally, we identify heterogeneity in the domestic and foreign groups’ five subdivision logistics modes of LIC. It suggests that logistics service providers must precisely match the related manufacturing production chains to cultivate a comparative advantage in manufacturing.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15140326.2024.2376958Global value chainslogistics input complexitycomparative advantagemanufacturing
spellingShingle Lei Yang
Qianli Dong
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Hua Yao
Logistics input complexity and comparative advantage in manufacturing: based on the perspective of global value chains
Journal of Applied Economics
Global value chains
logistics input complexity
comparative advantage
manufacturing
title Logistics input complexity and comparative advantage in manufacturing: based on the perspective of global value chains
title_full Logistics input complexity and comparative advantage in manufacturing: based on the perspective of global value chains
title_fullStr Logistics input complexity and comparative advantage in manufacturing: based on the perspective of global value chains
title_full_unstemmed Logistics input complexity and comparative advantage in manufacturing: based on the perspective of global value chains
title_short Logistics input complexity and comparative advantage in manufacturing: based on the perspective of global value chains
title_sort logistics input complexity and comparative advantage in manufacturing based on the perspective of global value chains
topic Global value chains
logistics input complexity
comparative advantage
manufacturing
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15140326.2024.2376958
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