The coupling coordination between manufacturing and logistics industries impacts on the high-quality development of logistics industry: evidence from China

Purpose This article aims to analyze the mechanism of coupling coordination between manufacturing and logistics industries affecting the high-quality development of the logistics industry in the new western land-sea corridor and to conduct a regression analysis to test this relationship. Design/methodology/approach This article utilizes data from the new western land-sea corridor and employs the entropy method, coupling coordination model, fixed effect model and random effect model to examine the impact of coupling coordination between two industries on the high-quality development of the logistics industry (HQDL). Findings The results indicate that the high-quality development level of the logistics industry and the degree of coupling coordination between the two industries in the new western land-sea corridor are relatively low, while showing steady and slow growth. The coupling coordination between the two industries in the new western land-sea corridor significantly and positively influences the HQDL. Originality/value Currently, most research on the coupling coordination between the two industries focuses on its impact on manufacturing, while little attention has been given to its impact on the logistics industry. This article addresses this research gap from the perspective of high-quality development in the logistics industry.