1. Intention and structure of the study

2. Economy and freight transport policy as determinants of the Swiss logistics market

• The Swiss economy in a European context
• Sales and procurement markets of Switzerland
• Main features of the Swiss transport policy
• Impact of transport policy measures on transalpine freight traffic
• Overview of logistics guidelines

3. Transport mode specific viewing of the Swiss logistics market and its infrastructure

• Logistical aspects of Switzerland’s foreign trade
• Domestic, import, export and transit traffic in Switzerland
• Detailed analysis of the different modes of transport (road, rail, air, water)

4. Supply chain Trends and strategies in the logistics market

• Supply chain strategy and organisation
• Supply chain processes and tasks
• Networks and technology in the supply chain (cross-enterprise data exchange, opportunities and risks of 3D printing, intelligent loading means, Big Data)
• Staff in the supply chain
• Supply chain performance measurement and evaluation
• Insights: E-Commerce and supply chain management

5. Swiss logistics market in detail

• Estimation of the total logistics market
• Segmentation of the logistics market: partial and cross-sectional markets in detail (tank and silo services, bulk logistics, heavy cargo and crane services, complete load logistics, general cargo, CEP services, postal and mail services), cross-sectional markets (contract logistics, terminal services and warehousing)
• Insights: CEP and mail market
• The Top 100 logistic service providers in Switzerland
• Quantification of the Swiss intralogistics market and more information (e.g. opportunities and obstacles for investment decisions in automated logistics solutions)
• Summarising assessment of the Swiss logistics market

6. Outlook