

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.
Dear readers! We are pleased to present to you the eleventh issue of the journal in 2025. There are a lot of relevant and useful materials in the issue, which, hopefully, will not be ignored.
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.
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.
Annotation. The article defines the scientific understanding of distribution as an economic system in trade is defined, the tasks performed by distribution logistics are outlined. The author's scheme for constructing a distribution system of retail chains is compiled. The types of integration of retail chains into new markets are indicated, the advantages for retail chains, the supply of which is provided through the distribution center, are determined.
Key words. Distribution logistics, distribution system, supply of goods, trade, retail chains.
Annotation. The authors analyze existing and propose new promising methods of meeting obligations, such as counter-delivery, third-party payment, debt exchange, transfer of payment obligation, and resale in transit. Special attention is paid to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions on the choice of payment methods.
Key words. Supply chain management, crisis, de-globalization, non-traditional payment methods, recovery, optimization, international trade, international transactions, risk management, economic instability.