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 describes a new concept of control and monitoring of processes in the supply chains «Control Tower – CT». Proved the relevance of the application of this concept / technology, primarily for the monitoring of logistics business processes and risk management. The history of the development and development of the CT technology is analyzed, and typical solutions are indicated as part of the application of the main «Supply Chain Control Tower» model of various versions. It is shown that the basis for building an effective is the digital transformation of the supply chain. The functionality of modern versions of the Control Tower (SCСТ 3.0-4.0) was considered and an adequate supply chain monitoring system was proposed using the digital model Control Tower. The basic principles of building an effective monitoring system based on the SCST are described. A scheme for CT monitoring of supply chain stocks in real time using digital technology «Internet of Things» (IoT) has been proposed. Key benefits of using Control Tower technology in controlling and monitoring business processes in supply chains are formulated.
Key words. Supply chain, Control Tower, monitoring, visibility, blockchain, Multi-party Network, Internet of Things.