Dear readers! We are pleased to present you the sixth issue of the LOGISTICS magazine in 2025, which contains a lot of relevant materials. In the latest issue, our permanent partner COMITAS company presents an innovative solution dictated by the shortage of warehouse space and difficulties with personnel selection – the high-rise automated self-supporting "COMITAS Warehouse".
Dear readers! The first half of the year is approaching, which means that on the pages of the fifth issue of the magazine you will find a lot of useful analytical materials on the markets of warehouse real estate, cargo transportation, etc. Our authors Yu.V. Klimenko, M.G. Grigoryan, R.N.
Dear readers! We present to your attention the fourth issue of the LOGISTICS journal. By tradition, in the April issue we summarize the results of TransRussia | SkladTech 2025. This year, the exhibition attracted a record number of exhibitors and over 30,000 visitors. Under the heading "non-economic activity", we are posting an interesting article by A.V. Efimov on the prospects for the development of non-primary non-energy exports from Russia to Vietnam.
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.