Analysis of coupled coordination and spatial interaction effects between manufacturing and logistics industries in the Yellow River Basin of China

The coupled and coordinated development of the manufacturing and logistics industries has become an inevitable choice for achieving high-quality development in both sectors. In this study, we focused on nine provinces located in the Yellow River Basin and analyzed panel data from 2010 to 2021. Our analysis, based on the super-efficient SBM-undesirable model, revealed that the coupling and coordination efficiency between the two industries in the region is moderate, with significant regional disparities. Additionally, using the Global Moran’s I and the local Moran’s I, we tested the spatial autocorrelation of the two industries and analyzed their spatial interaction effect using SDM. The study reveals that the manufacturing and logistics industries in the Yellow River Basin exhibit moderate coupling and coordination efficiency with significant regional variations. We found that the logistics industry plays a more supportive role in the manufacturing industry, particularly in Henan and Shandong provinces. Spatial spillover effects in terms of informationization, openness to the outside world, and energy consumption are more significant, while infrastructure investment does not exhibit significant spatial interaction effects. Based on our findings, we propose relevant development strategies for the two industries.