Dear readers! The tenth issue of LOGISTICS journal opens with a large article dedicated to the results of the BRICS Business Forum, held on October 18, 2024 in Moscow. Yulia Kislova, Director of Agency Market Guide LLC and publisher of LOGISTICS journal, attended the event and prepared an article where she paid special attention to international trade and logistical connectivity of the countries of the association. The details are in the room.
Dear readers! We present to your attention the ninth issue of the Logistics magazine, in which we have collected and combined relevant materials. On the pages of the new issue, we paid close attention to the personnel problem. You will be interested in SuperJob's research on changes in demand for personnel over the year, salaries of truck drivers and warehouse staff. Our author V.S.
Dear readers! First of all, we would like to welcome all participants of the grand industry event – the CeMAT RUSSIA exhibition, which will be held from September 17 to 19, 2024, in Moscow, Crocus Expo IEC, Pavilion 1. LOGISTICS magazine will be presented at the event, we invite you to our stand C309, where you can get acquainted with the latest issue of the magazine and find out the terms of cooperation with the editorial office.
Key words. Logistic infrastructure, оilterminal, pipeline, oiltransportation, Caspianregion, investment.
In article thecondition of infrastructure of the Caspian region and alternative routes of transportation of the Caspian oil investigated.
The article highlights the importance of logistics in Abkhazia in order to realize the potential of bilateral cooperation between Russia and Abkhazia. The study emphasizes the favorable terms for new financial flows development, the need for modernization of agriculture logistics and creation of warehouses, the interest of the RF to the transit potential of the RA, as well as great opportunities for the development of logistics and tourism infrastructure in the RA.
Key words. Regional logistics, financial flows, state logistics, warehouse, transport infrastructure, transit potential, travel logistics.
In the article authors compare two fundamental approaches to order fulfillment. First one is traditional functional approach where «order management» is a logistics function. On the other hand, process centric approach considers “order fulfillment” like key business process in supply chain management. Researchers investigate typical problems in core steps of order fulfillment process and its key performance indicators. In the context of process centric approach authors suggest allocation of responsibility between main supply chain agents on strategic and operational level of “order fulfillment” process. Moreover, researchers identify coordination mechanisms on the main steps of analyzed process. In addition, they give comparative analysis of different approaches to efficiency evaluation of order fulfillment process.
Key words. Logistics, order management, functional approach, supply chain management, order fulfillment, process centric approach.
The paper investigates the specific features of new format of the procedures for determining the best solution to solve multicriteria optimization problems in the supply chain. This format includes: 1) modifying indicators of the particular criteria considering the corresponding attitude of decision maker (DM) to them and their importance for DM; 2) the selection on the basis of the criteria of traditional theory. The paper proves that the use of generalized selection criteria ensures stability of alternatives ranking to a change in preferences of DM on the importance of partial criteria. This gives managers new opportunities to improve the quality of decisions by better adapting them to the preferences of DM in situations when these preferences may vary. Illustrations are given in the example of the problems associated with the optimization of locations of the warehouse and its form of ownership.
Key words. Determination of deployment places and ownership for the warehouse, analytic hierarchy process, adapting the choice to the preferences of the decision maker, generalized methods of multicriteria optimization.
The article clarifies the essence of logistics processes in supply chains, substantiates methodical approach to structuring of these processes, suggests the classification signs, providing structuring logistics processes and offers their classification.
Key words. Logistics, logistics management, supply chain, process, function, operation, structuring.