Author(s)

Yaya Zhang, Qirong Li

Corresponding Author

Yaya Zhang

ABSTRACT

The construction and optimization of regional logistics network plays an important role in the coordinated development of regional economy. This paper builds a regional logistics network based on the axe and spoke theory. It constructs an index evaluation system by selecting 11 indicators in three aspects: economic development level, logistics market demand, and logistics infrastructure. It uses the data of 11 cities in Shanxi Province as the research object and uses the main component the analysis method evaluates the logistics capacity of each city in Shanxi Province, so as to determine the axis city and the node level of each city. A Shanxi regional logistics network with Taiyuan as the primary axis city and Yuncheng, Linfen, and Jinzhong as secondary axis cities was constructed.

KEYWORDS

Axial-Spoke Theory, Principal Component Analysis, Logistics Network, Shanxi Province