
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 shows logistics in the hypostasis of a service, and a definition of the mission of logistics in terms of its connecting function is given. The chains of satisfying the needs of tourists, as well as the chain of direct servicing of tourists in the logistical plane, are identified and considered. The action of logistics in the cultural and leisure environment has been clarified, which consists in managing the movement of works of culture and art to users and users to stationary objects. The connection between logistics and tourism has been clarified, the essence of which is that, acting as objects of logistics management, tourists simultaneously perform the connecting function of logistics.
Key words. Logistics service, mission of logistics, connecting function of logistics, chains of satisfying the needs of tourists, chain of direct service to tourists, cultural and leisure environment, relationship between logistics and tourism.