With the rapid development of technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data and artificial intelligence, smart logistics has become the core driving force for the transformation and upgrading of the logistics industry, which puts forward new requirements for the knowledge structure and ability quality of logistics talents. This paper first dissects the connotation of smart logistics and its core technical features, and clarifies the technical basis and development direction of the industry transformation. Then, the current development status and challenges of smart logistics are analyzed, and on this basis, an in-depth analysis of the new types of talents needed for smart logistics is conducted, pointing out that the current market urgently needs compound and innovative talents who understand both traditional logistics business and master information technology. Furthermore, through an overview and analysis of the current curriculum system of the logistics management major, it focuses on dissecting its existing problems, such as lagging curriculum content and misplacement of talent cultivation, weak practical teaching links and low degree of intelligence, which lead to the urgent need for reform of the curriculum system of the logistics management major in the context of smart logistics. Finally, this paper proposes a targeted reform plan for the curriculum system of logistics management, aiming to build a new curriculum system that integrates cutting-edge technologies, reshaps the curriculum content based on industrial demands, closely aligns with industrial demands, and at the same time strengthens practical teaching and creates a teacher ecosystem of dual-teacher mobility and project incubation. To provide paths and strategies for the reform of the logistics management curriculum system in the context of smart logistics.
Chen et al. (2025) studied this question.