
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 transport and logistics services industry has been one of the driving forces of the national economy for a long time. The favorable geographical position on the way of movement of goods flows from Asia to Europe makes the territory of Russia a kind of logistics hub for storing and moving goods from China to the countries of Europe and America. However, with the development of the digital economy, a significant increase in the volume of goods traffic, and increased requirements of shippers from China for the speed of order processing, the issue of automating the business processes of domestic companies engaged in providing transport and logistics services becomes urgent. In the conditions of digitalization of the world economy, Russia's favorable geographical position ceases to be a clear competitive advantage. Competitive advantages in the XXI st century economy are the degree of process automation, speed and quality of order processing.
Key words. Transport, logistics, digitalization, cargo transportation, logistics outsourcing.