
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 article presents a set of problems of application of agent-based modeling in customs affairs. The thesis about advantages of agent-based modeling as a forecasting tool in comparison with other tools is substantiated. This statement is reasonably confirmed by scientific publications of foreign and Russian scientists, including publications of the author. The main advantage of agent-based modeling is determined by its adaptability to the dynamics of the external environment. The main problems of application of agent-based modeling in customs affairs, the author refers to – sufficiency of data volume, data detailing and dynamics of regulatory control.
Key words. Customs, agent-based modeling, economic forecasting.