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How amazing!

Do you know ……

Which hotel is most expensive in the world ?

The cheapest price is US $1,000 per night

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How amazing!

Which building is highest in the world ?

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How amazing!

Man-made islands in the shape of a palm tree

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Dubai Logistics City:A Quantum Leap in Logistics

Professor : Lyu Ph.D

Student ： Mira

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Dubai Dubai is the second largest and second wealthiest of the seven

emirates that from the United Arab Emirates 1.2 million inhabitants Dubai is known as the ’Switzerland of the Arabian countries’ It’s largely neutral and stable role in its external political

environment There are no corporate or income taxes As a result of tax concessions and development of the harbor,

the city of Dubai encourage foreign traders to use the city as a link between the West, Persia and India

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The discovery of oil in 1966 led to rapid growth and infrastructure development

The royal family pays close attention to the diversification of their economic foundations

Development of the trade and tourism sector was encourage early on

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Dubai location

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Business opportunities Main focus on trade, manufacturing and processing, as well

as on transport and distribution It become a leading regional trade hub, serving about two

billion customers worldwide Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai Internet City and Dubai Media

City were very favorable for foreign investors Foreign companies could set up free of local ownership and

benefit from a renewable 15 year guarantee of no taxation

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The current logistics activities in Dubai

Dubai International Airport Location in the middle of the city 25 million passengers fly to and from the Dubai

International Airport per year Dubai is used as a hub for long-distance flights

Dubai cargo village Since 1999 the amount of air freight has more than doubles

from approximately 480000 tonnes in 1999 to approximately 1.2 million tonnes

They are very flexible and enable a fast handling of goods

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The current logistics activities in Dubai

The airport’s unusual location in the middle of the city and the resulting space limitations

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Two problem The logistics service providers face significant operational

constraints in cargo handling There is no, or only limited, capability to meet the growing

demand for value-added services in logistics

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The idea of ‘Dubai Logistics City’

A quantum leap in logistic

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The idea of ‘Dubai Logistics City’ Build Dubai Logistics City next to the existing Jebel Ali Port

as another free zone and part of the future Dubai World Central which would also host an all-new airport

It will be very easy to change freight from air, sea or land transportation

The location of Jebel Ali as a free zone has no regulatory obstacles for logistics services providers

A capacity of 120+ million passengers and 12 million tonnes of airfreight are expected to be handled per year

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Elements of the master plan Dubai Logistic City (2007) Jebel Ali International Airport (2007)

One runway Executive flights Passenger terminals

Residential City (2007) Dubai World Trade Center (2008) Dubai Air Show (2009)

Master Planning reaches into 2050 and includes Commercial city Aviation city Technology park Golf resort Full passenger airport

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Establishing a branch at Dubai Logistics City

Advantages Geographic location : close to Asian countries, India and to

a certain parts of Africa The political system : relatively stabile and neutral, reduce

the political risks for foreign companies An important hub : for passenger and cargo air traffic that

enables fast handling of goods for transports around the world

Easily switch : between road, sea and air transport within a free trade zone

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Reduce transport time : customers can react more flexibly to demand changes

Lower stock levels : improve their overall resource allocation

Provides enough space : establish services for the conditioning and processing of goods

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Disadvantages Muslim country : the risk of terrorist attacks exists The problem of corruption and existing insider

relationships Aware that other locations : such as Shanghai or Hong

Kong, could develop similar logistics platforms The extreme temperatures : have a negative effect on food,

pharmaceuticals, flowers and other temperature-sensitive goods