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 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.
Annotation. In the context of widespread digitalization in the domestic economy and industry, it is extremely important that the updating range of services of market companies, including digital products, correspond to rapidly changing consumer preferences. The article presents approaches to assessing the competitiveness of companies in logistics markets in the context of digitalization, the basics of the formation of logistics digital platforms.
Key words. Competitiveness, logistics platform, logistics services, digitalization, consumer preferences.
Annotation. The article calculates the expected financial results of operators for 1 railway car per day for the period 2025–2034, taking into account the application of the forecast operating rate and its ratio to the load on the maintenance of rolling stock. The expenses incurred by a railway car in the form of rental / lease payments and repair costs are investigated.
Key words. Operating rate, price for 1 gondola car, rolling stock maintenance, rental / leasing payments, load on gondola car repairs, rolling stock operator.
Annotation. In the article, the authors consider the issues of the historical formation of the fishing fleet of the USSR, the problems that arose in this area in the 1990s of the last century, as well as the prospects for its development in modern conditions, including the provision of serial shipbuilding and engine building.
Key words. Fishing fleet, port infrastructure, investment quotas, ships, engines, vertically integrated companies.
Annotation. The article examines the relationship between the operating rate of a cargo gondola and the components that affect its change, and assesses the impact of these components on the final value of the indicator. The expected operating rate of a cargo gondola for the period 2024–2034 has been calculated, taking into account the input of forecast data of variable values.
Key words. Operating rate, econometric modeling, price per 1 gondola car, price per ton of thermal coal, number of gondola cars on the railway network of JSC «Russian Railways», rolling stock operator.