

Dear readers! We present to you a fresh issue of the magazine dedicated to current issues in the logistics industry.
Dear readers! We present to you the first issue of 2026, in which we have collected a number of interesting materials on issues of modern logistics.
We are pleased to present to you the final issue of the journal in 2025 and inform you that LOGISTICS is opening a new page in its development by starting cooperation with the Crystal Growth Foundation, which means that the information saturation of the publication will change for the better. The first issue is dedicated to one of the innovative domestic developments, AI-Kantorovich, which the Crystal Growth Foundation created together with Hive Mind AI.
Annotation. The article presents an analysis of modern approaches to solid municipal waste management, examines innovative technologies for waste disposal and energy use, as well as the economic and environmental aspects of this system.
Key words. Logistics, waste management, economics, energy.
Annotation. The article provides a comparative analysis of the application of classical logistics rules in supply chains in relation to end and intermediate consumers. The expediency of introducing and using the concept of «consumer of material flow» as an analytical category reflecting the specifics of the requirements of commercial intermediaries is substantiated. Options for the implementation of the «right place» factor depending on the type of consumer and the localization of the transfer of ownership of the product are considered.
Annotation. This article examines the phenomenon of beauty marketplaces in Russia: the prerequisites for their emergence, stages of development, operational characteristics, challenges, and prospects. Using systemic and case analyses, it identifies the key growth drivers of niche platforms, their competitive advantages and limitations, and offers practical recommendations for market participants. Particular attention is paid to verification models, the role of expert content, and the logistical requirements that distinguish niche solutions from general-purpose aggregators.
Annotation. The article considers the modern process of transformation of payment systems in the transport industry, which is significantly influenced by various logistical aspects. The economic processes of transformation of payment systems in the transport industry are considered both at the micro and macro levels. The main challenges faced by the transformation of payment systems in the transport industry are identified, which include technological inequalities in regions, the need for significant investments in infrastructure and the risks of monopolization of payment services.
Annotation. The article considers the features of logistic thinking from the standpoint of everyday knowledge in the implementation of innovations in the activities of industrial enterprises. The features of traditional and logistic approaches in enterprise management are considered.
Key words. Logistics, logistics thinking, logistics management, logistics functions, the principle of economic compromises, the concept of logistics.
Annotation. The article is devoted to the reflection of studies of the potential for solving logistics problems in the emergency management system (ES), where, in the event of disasters, the problem arises of providing and transporting a significant amount of manpower and equipment in order to effectively eliminate their consequences.
Key words. Emergency, material reserve, transport, logistics, stock, dynamics, storage base, digitalization.
Annotation. The article examines the history of the development of transport and other types of industrial logistics in Russia from the mid-19th century to the present day, shows the role of various types of transport in the logistics of export transportation of perishable goods during the Stolypin reforms, and reveals the features of the development of logistics during wars and peacetime.
Key words. Reform, transportation, agriculture, economic growth, investment, logistics, gold standard.
Annotation. The relevance of the research is due to the need to develop a unified understanding of the development of logistics. Propose a nine-stage model of logistics evolution, starting from its appearance in the era of mankind's transition from an appropriating economy to a producing one and up to the present, to the era of digital technologies.
Key words. The evolution of logistics, logistical revolutions, evolutionary stages, logistics in the development of civilization.
Annotation. The article a method for optimizing the technospheric safety of cargo transportation through the development of safety regulations for logistics processes is proposed. A process approach, decomposition and assessment of the overall risk are applied, as a weighted average of the risks of the constituent stages.
Key words. Railway transport, personnel regulations, logistics processes, dangerous goods, acceptable risk, safety regulations, technosphere safety.