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.
The article raised the problem of consistency and clarity of management processes when setting goals and objectives. Often, even at the preliminary stage of the assignment, the initial information loses clarity and unambiguity due to vague wording, confusing logic, and the lack of temporal parameters and resource additions. The CMARR methodology is based on a simple and logical chain of actions, taking into account many years of experience in managing operational and strategic projects and the formulation of current tasks, and its fundamental difference from the SMART management technology.
Key words. SMART technology, targets and goals, project management, management activities, CMARR.
The current state and functioning of the «North – South» ITC as a logistics system for the development of Russia's foreign economic relations with the countries of Central Asia, the Near and Middle East, and India is considered. The importance of the «North – South» ITC to integrate the Russian transport system into the New Silk Road routes in the directions of cargo delivery to India and Iran is shown. Volume, time and cost indicators of routes are given and analyzed, competitive niches for the Russian export of transport services on the rout are indicated. Infrastructure and technological problems that impede the accelerated development of the logistics of international product distribution in the «North – South» ITC have been identified. Some ways to solve these problems are indicated.
Key words. International Transport Corridor (ITC) «North – South», New Silk Road, transport and logistics infrastructure, transport infrastructure of Iran, the volume of international transport of goods with Iran and India, multimodal transport of goods and containers, problems and prospects of development of the «North – South» ITC.
The article deals with the problems of functioning and development of authorized economic operator, proposes solutions for dealing with these problems.
Key words. Authorized economic operator, development, problems, business, customs.
The analysis of the logistics efficiency of Belarus and Lithuania was carried out on the basis of the World Bank LPI index. An assessment of the state and level of development of logistics systems of neighboring countries is given. The main areas of cooperation in logistics are highlighted. Identified individual problems in the interaction of countries in this area and identified ways to solve them.
Key words. Logistics, Belarus, Lithuania, transport infrastructure, LPI index, container train «Viking», sea transportation, port of Klaipeda.
The article describes the parameters of evaluating the effectiveness of the use of garbage trucks on the example of the functioning of the waste management system in St. Petersburg. The method of selection of garbage trucks in the organization of rational interaction of processes in the waste management system is proposed.
Key words. Waste management system, garbage truck, vehicle efficiency, means and methods of solid waste transportation.
In this article the depencies between social-economic parameters of Astrakhan region and its logistic infrastructure is described. The logistic infrastructure's elements which makes a biggest impact on their are determined. For each element the standard ratios are calculated. It allow to count the impact of each element in social-economic parameters. It is shown, that increasing of parameters of main part of logistic infrastructure is going toward maximal changes of dependent variables.
Key words. Socio-economic indicators, multiple regression analysis, logistics infrastructure, Astrakhan region.