Tobacco logistics refers to tobacco and its production, the use of raw materials from the production, acquisition, storage, transportation, processing to sales and service of the whole process of material entity movement and circulation of all additional value-added activities. Tobacco logistics has important social and economic significance in China. It is not only the basic link to ensure the supply of tobacco market, but also an important way to improve the tax and profit level of tobacco industry. According to data from the Champ Consulting Group,2022The scale of China's tobacco logistics industry reached1.2Trillion yuan, accountingGDPof1.2%To make positive contributions to national and local fiscal revenue and economic development.

However, with the rapid development and change of China's economy and society, the tobacco logistics industry is also facing a series of challenges and opportunities. On the one hand, under the influence of the national tobacco control and harm reduction policy, the market demand of traditional cigarettes in China has declined, and at the same time, consumers' requirements for cigarette quality and service are also increasing. On the other hand, with the full implementation and continuous improvement of the new cigarette marketing model, as well as the rapid development of new tobacco products, higher standards and requirements have been put forward for the efficiency, quality, safety and environmental protection of tobacco logistics. In addition, with the wide application of new technologies such as information technology, Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence, intelligent transformation has become an inevitable trend and important direction for the development of the tobacco logistics industry.

In order to meet these challenges and opportunities, Shangpu Consulting believes that the tobacco logistics industry should reform and innovate from the following aspects:

Strengthen technological innovation and improve logistics efficiency and quality. Through the introduction and development of advanced logistics equipment, tools, systems, etc., to achieve the automation of logistics operations, digital, intelligent. For example, using bar codes,RFIDSuch as technology to realize the rapid collection, transmission, processing and sharing of logistics information, improve the accuracy and timeliness of logistics information; use robots, unmanned vehicles and other technologies to realize the mechanization and intelligence of logistics handling, sorting, loading and unloading operations, and improve the efficiency and quality of logistics operations; use cloud computing, big data and other technologies to realize the optimal allocation of logistics resources, accurate prediction of logistics demand, effective control of logistics risks, etc, improve the level and ability of logistics management.

Reduce logistics costs and environmental impact to achieve green logistics. Through the use of energy-saving and low-consumption logistics equipment, tools, systems, etc., to achieve energy saving and emission reduction of logistics operations. For example, the use of new energy vehicles, intelligent road network and other technologies to achieve low-carbon logistics transportation, reduce the energy consumption and emissions of logistics transportation; use recycling, biodegradation and other technologies to achieve green logistics packaging, reduce the resource consumption and waste of logistics packaging; use sharing economy, collaborative distribution and other modes to achieve the sharing of logistics resources, reduce the idle and waste of logistics resources.

Realize the wisdom of logistics decision-making and promote the high-quality development of the tobacco industry. Through the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning and other technologies, the wisdom of logistics decision-making is realized. For example, use deep learning, neural network and other technologies to realize self-iteration and evolution of intelligent models, continuously deepen the integration of intelligent applications and logistics services, and improve the efficiency and quality of logistics decision-making; use natural language processing, speech recognition and other technologies to realize human-computer interaction The intelligence of logistics services improves the convenience and satisfaction of logistics services; the use of knowledge maps, recommend systems and other technologies to realize the intelligence of logistics knowledge, improve the motivation and ability of logistics innovation.

In short, the tobacco logistics industry has important social and economic significance in our country, but it also faces challenges such as tobacco control and harm reduction, green environmental protection, and intelligent transformation. The tobacco logistics industry should strengthen technological innovation, improve logistics efficiency and quality, reduce logistics costs and environmental impact, realize intelligent logistics decision-making, and promote the high-quality development of the tobacco industry.