China’sEvolvingLogisticsLandscapeMcKINSEY&COMPANY,GREATERCHINAOFFICEStephenShawandFrankWangJuly27,2001Theauthorsthankthefollowingcolleaguesfortheircontributionstothiswhitepaper:StaffanHertzell,DianaHuang,StevenPei,CynthiaWangPrefaceThisdocumentistheresultofaneffortbyMcKinsey&CompanysGreaterChinapracticetoassesstheimpactofChinasupcomingaccessiontotheWorldTradeOrganisationonthecountry’slogisticsandtransportationsector,asectorthatwillplayakeyroleinChina’songoingeconomicexpansion.Inthiswhitepaper,wepresentanoverviewofChinaslogisticsandtransportationsector,includingrecentdevelopmentsinthearea,describetheimpactofcurrenteconomicgrowthonthesectorandoutlineaperspectiveonapproachingthemarketinwaysthatincreasethechancesofsuccess.McKinsey&Companyistheworld’sleadinginternationalconsultingfirmassistingleadingcorporations