Olympic logistics, classification of Olympic logistics

The logistics systems of the 2008 and 2022 Winter Olympics are very different in size and complexity. However, there are some commonalities and implications for logistics operations during the two Olympic Games, which can help with logistics planning for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

1.Plan and prepare in advance: The logistics operations of the Olympic Games require detailed planning and preparation before the event, including the procurement, storage, transportation and distribution of materials.

The logistics team for the 2022 Winter Olympics needs to research and prepare in advance to ensure that Changmai can operate efficiently during the event.

2.Effective chain management: The Olympic Games require a large amount of materials and equipment, which need to be carried out and distributed through effective chain management.

The logistics team for the 2022 Winter Olympics needed to build a strong network of ** chains and ensure that all supplies could reach where they were needed in a timely and accurate manner.

3.Partnerships: The Olympics require collaboration with many different partners, including merchants, carriers, customs and border protection, and more.

The logistics team for the 2022 Winter Olympics needs to build good relationships with these partners to ensure smooth logistics operations.

4.Environmental protection and sustainability: The Olympic Games have always focused on environmental protection and sustainability, and logistics operations need to follow these principles. The logistics team for the 2022 Winter Olympics needed to take steps to ensure that the environmental impact of logistics operations was minimised.

Overall, the logistics experience of the 2008 Olympic Games provides many valuable insights for the logistics planning of the 2022 Winter Olympics. However, due to the large differences in logistics operations between the two Olympic Games, the logistics team for the 2022 Winter Olympics needed to be flexible and adapt appropriately to the specific situation.

It has played a huge role in the growth of logistics for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The host city of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is Beijing, and Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang, Qinhuangdao and Qingdao are the co-organizers. The logistics of the 2008 Olympic Games has played a huge role in stimulating the growth of logistics for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games were held with 204 countries and regions and 11,438 athletes.

From the perspective of regional dimensions, Olympic logistics can be divided into competition area logistics, host city logistics, host country logistics, and international logistics.

The logistics of the competition area mainly refers to the logistics activities that need to be provided by the Olympic venues, Olympic villages, and news centers in the host city of the Olympic Games and other competition areas.

The host city logistics mainly refers to the general term of logistics activities composed of the host city's competition area logistics, citizen life logistics and commercial logistics.

The logistics of the host country mainly refers to the general term of logistics activities composed of logistics activities in each competition area of the Olympic Games, logistics activities between competition areas, and logistics of citizens and commercial logistics of the host city.

International logistics mainly refers to the logistics activities of all kinds of personnel participating in the Olympic Games from abroad and returning after the games. From the perspective of time dimension, Olympic logistics can be divided into pre-competition logistics, in-competition logistics and post-competition logistics.

Pre-Games logistics refers to logistics activities such as the warehousing and transportation of urban infrastructure, Olympic venue construction supplies, competition equipment, news equipment and living materials before the Olympic Games.

In-competition logistics mainly refers to the general term of various logistics activities that occur in the host city and other competition areas during the Olympic Games. The purpose of the in-competition logistics activities is to provide logistical support for the Olympic Games.

Post-Games logistics mainly refers to logistics activities such as item cleaning, abandonment and disposal in competition venues, Olympic villages, news centers and other places after the end of the Olympic Games.

Olympic logistics is a physical flow process of goods related to the Olympic Games from the first place to the receiving place composed of basic logistics activities such as transportation, storage, packaging, loading and unloading, distribution, distribution processing and information processing. The content of Olympic logistics can be classified and analyzed from different perspectives such as the customer base served, the relationship with the Olympic events, the geographical scope, the time range, the service form, and the content of the service and auction projects, so as to form a multi-dimensional three-dimensional architecture composed of Olympic logistics.

On August 8, 2008, the 29th Olympic Games kicked off in Beijing. When the Olympic flame is lit at the main venue, everything must be in place, a task comparable to winning an Olympic gold medal. The Beijing Olympic Games, which aims to host the most outstanding Olympic Games, is expected to have more than 40 billion yuan of logistics "cake" waiting for Chinese and foreign enterprises to compete.

How to seize the most international level of the Olympic logistics market should become a major strategic topic of concern for many domestic and foreign logistics enterprises.

Soon after the curtain came down on the 28th Athens Olympic Games, all walks of life have made an inventory of the Olympic Games, and its record-breaking Olympic material flow has made logistics service providers smile. As the world's largest sporting event, the huge demand for logistics has made logistics a natural "lifeline" for the Olympic Games. The 29th Beijing Olympic Games and the huge attraction of China's logistics market in the future have made China an important stage for the world's multinational logistics groups to compete, and also directly exposed the weakness of China's logistics enterprises' lack of competitiveness.

Beijing Municipal Economic Research Office has hosted a special survey, that the lack of systematization in the development of modern logistics industry is the main obstacle to the development of modern logistics in China. At present, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and other logistics companies have penetrated into the Chinese market, they have advanced logistics facilities and equipment, rich logistics operation experience and international network support, Olympic logistics will become an excellent platform for them to fully demonstrate the high-level logistics concept and operation mode. However, it is not that domestic logistics companies do not have any opportunities at all, such as China Transport and Sinotrans, they also have the ability to engage in international logistics business, and participating in the Olympic Games can promote their further internationalization.

For other logistics companies, it is of great help to them to keep up with the international advanced level of large enterprises, and in the end, whether they can participate in the Olympic logistics or not.

Experts engaged in logistics research pointed out that on the platform of the Olympic Games, which cannot tolerate a little mistake, the "special" competition with many of the world's top logistics companies has brought great pressure to the fledgling Chinese logistics enterprises. In short, the effective operation of the Olympic logistics system is the premise and guarantee for the success of the 2008 Olympic Games. China's logistics enterprises should speed up the learning of international advanced experience in this competition, especially the use of a variety of advantages of localization, through cooperation and other ways with international logistics enterprises to jointly contribute to the holding of the Olympic Games, accelerate their own development speed, and lay a logistics foundation for China's economic development in the future.

The modern Olympic Games is not an independent and closed system, it exists in a developed commercial society, and it is necessary to exchange various materials and energy with this commercial society. In this sense, the modern Olympic Games are not only a sporting event, but also a huge commercial event. On the one hand, the complexity of the organization of the Olympic Games itself makes it necessary to use the market to optimize the allocation of resources, and on the other hand, businesses will not let go of the huge business opportunities of the Olympic Games.

Therefore, the development trend of market-oriented operation is determined by the social environment and the characteristics of the Olympic Games themselves.

After Samaranch became president of the IOC in 1980, the Olympic Movement accelerated its integration with the market. The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics made a profit of $100 million through market-oriented operation and commercial development, a change from the previous situation in which the host Olympics often brought economic losses to the host country. Since then, the Olympic Games have become one of the most representative events in the sports industry, integrating sports competitions and commercial marketing activities.

Therefore, the so-called Olympic logistics, which is accompanied by the whole process of the organization and preparation of the Olympic Games, the opening and the marketing activities of related enterprises, has formed a potential and high-profile Olympic logistics market. Responsible for the logistics operations of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games is the Sydney 2000 Logistics Team (S2LT), which provides logistics services and management before, during and after the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. S2LT made several important strategic decisions regarding the organization and logistics operations of the Olympic Games, outsourced some services to logistics providers, and established a Logistics Command Center (LCC) to coordinate logistics services.

For the logistics that directly serves the Olympic Games, such as freight **, letter and parcel express, logistics logistics of the Olympic Village, logistics needs of Olympic competition equipment, etc., activities can be entrusted to the third-party logistics company in the form of a contract, and the cooperation stipulates the responsibilities of the third-party logistics company and the necessary facilities, conditions and coordination and supervision responsibilities of the Olympic Organizing Committee S2LT to provide. Facts have proved that because the Olympic Games is a unique short-term behavior, and the Olympic logistics activities are very complex, and need the support of modern logistics technology to complete, therefore, in the case of limited technology, manpower, material resources and other conditions, it is not only feasible but also has special advantages to outsource those Olympic logistics activities that require a high degree of specialized technology to complete.

The main logistics service providers for the Sydney Olympics are: the designated provider of freight - Schenker International of Germany, the designated service provider of letters and parcels - UPS of the United States, the first service provider of Sydney exhibition - Geologistics, the first beverage company - CUB, etc.