

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.
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.
Annotation. The essence of Vendor-managed inventory is considered and it is concluded that the concept is a rather promising way to improve the inventory management system of a trading enterprise. As a result of the study, six stages of Vendor-managed inventory implementation were identified. For each stage, the necessary actions and requirements are reflected. The risk assessment of each stage of implementation is carried out and actions that can prevent or reduce the risk are proposed.
Key words. VMI, stock, inventory management.
Annotation. The article presents a study of the sphere of cargo customs transportation, offenses in this area and fines provided by the legislation of the Russian Federation. The analysis of data on violations in the field of customs services in the Russian Federation, as well as a comparative description of offenses in the field of customs services in the far East in 2016-2017. On the basis of these data, the facts of existing violations of customs legislation were identified and recommendations for their elimination were developed.
Annotation. The article determines the specific cost of sorting and the optimal number of sorting channels for the following commodity sorting algorithms: one-stage with, continuous feed to the conveyor from the reception; multi-stage with continuous supply to the conveyor from the receiving station; multi-stage with periodic feeding to the conveyor from the acceptance; multi-stage with complex sorting; two-stage with pre-sorting. The dependence of the daily capacity of the sorter on the number of channels is shown.
Annotation. In present article the practices of using innovative blockchain transport technologies and smart contracts in Maritime transport are examined, companies that provide logistics services using these technologies are analyzed, successful examples of their implementation are also presented.
Key words. Logistics, blockchain, smart contract, shipping.
Annotation. The importance and competitive advantages of digital transformation of supply chains using cognitive IT-platforms are shown. The need to develop the flexibility, dynamism and visibility of supply chains based on the use of the concept / technology of Supply Chain Control Tower – SCCT is proved. The problems of visibility in the supply chain are considered as the main imperative of SCCT implementation for the purpose of control and monitoring of parameters of goods and transport flows.