
Dear readers! In September the CeMAT RUSSIA exhibition was held, which showed everyone that innovations and robotics are increasingly penetrating the logistics industry. We can safely say that many technologies are tested here, and only then they go out into the world. However, it is not only CeMAT RUSSIA that demonstrates the prevalence of the digital agenda.
Dear readers! This is the ninth issue of the journal, which turned out to be very rich and diverse. Traditionally, the issue is opened by an analyst. The material by Alina Nasyrova from the Market Guide Agency, dedicated to investments in warehouse complexes in Russia, recalls the importance of developing logistics infrastructure for the integrated development of regions.
Dear readers! We present to your attention the eighth issue of the magazine and its materials.
Annotation. The problem of planning cargo delivery to container terminals for consolidation into cargo containers is considered. The proposed models combine into a single general model orders for the delivery of shipped goods to the container terminal for subsequent shipment by railway transport and the reverse task of removing the arrived goods from the terminal and delivery to the final consignee. Algorithms for finding optimal routes and a software package implementing them are proposed. Examples are given.
Key words. Logistics providers, container terminals, LCL containers, consolidation and de-consolidation, combination of import and export of goods, transportation chains, optimal routes, optimization models and algorithms, software.