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Heading:PROBLEMS AND OPINIONS

The impact of the evolution of recreational needs on the development of collective accommodation facilities, glamping being the case of study

Changes in lifestyle stimulate the dynamic development of needs in travel, including travel for recreational purposes. Reaction to this process on the supply side is the emergence of the new collective accommodation facilities in Russia, one of which is glamping. The article is devoted to analysis of the evolution of camping, the emergence of glamping, various aspects of their functioning (geographic distribution, architectural solutions, the range of prices, etc.), and possibilities of using this category of collective accommodation facilities in Russia.

Logistics as a method of managing business structures in the sphere of culture under crisis conditions

This paper focuses on the analysis of business structures of modern socio-cultural services as an open socio-economic system. Advantages of logistics management methods, which are especially clearly manifested in the organizations operating in the constant dynamism of supply and demand. With logistics solved the problem of optimization of linked business processes. Developing integrated logistics systems associated with the solution of complex organizational and technical problems of socio-cultural services.

Application of multi-criteria decision-making models for the tasks of warehouse dislocation in supply chains

Is considered possibilities of application of the method of the Analytic Hierarchy Process for the solution of the problem on optimum dislocation of warehouses in supply chains. The solution of this problem in the conditions of extension of the sales network, in our judgement, can be considered as the part of wider algorithm of optimization of the network of distribution.

Key words. Placement of capacities, logistic networks, optimum dislocation of warehouses, Method of the Analytics of Hierarchies.

Cybernetics of business technologies for maintenance supply of the railway transport (Part II)

The article discusses key issues of Cybernetics, logistics of railway transport.

Key words. Railway transport, Cybernetics business technologies, logistic system.

Software and technical solution for the spur track to a large-capacity production facility: on the way to multi-agent technologies (Part II)

Most major corporations of the Russian Federation consider railway logistics as non-core function. As a consequence, the development of this function is hindered, investments are made, mainly to repair wagons, locomotives and railways or to purchase new wagons instead of worn out to maintain economic security of business. However, there are organizational and software-technical solutions that could make a breakthrough in this area in terms of increasing the productivity of logistics assets and reducing specific logistics costs.

A good reason to have a discussion

Comment on the article by Andrey Garnov "Tools of the process approach to logistics activities in the sphere of social and cultural services"

Tools of the process approach to logistics activities in the sphere of social and cultural services

This article focuses on a process approach in the management of socio-cultural services. The main objectives of the application of logistics principles taking into account the specifics of services socio-cultural service. In the paper an attempt is made to prove that the services contains key factors of economic growth, economic performance indicators socially-the cultural sphere should be added and the performance of logistics activities. Advantages of the process of formation of a single logistics system of the sphere of socio-cultural services and facilities.

Communication as a metafunction of tourism

In the literature often envisaged the issue of the functions of tourism as a form of social and economic activities. But for the positive impact on the individual and the economy, falls on deaf ears the main function of tourism, which consists in the communication of tourists with tourism resources in an extended sense. As well as in the sphere of transport service and the mass media, communication is a kind of metafunction of tourism, which integrates and mediates the implementation of its other functions.

Strong argument in favor of using airships

The American scientists have established influence of global warming on flight technical characteristics of modern aircraft, and this influence not in favor of planes. Temperature increase of air on the planet is one more powerful argument for wider use of airships.

Key words. Warming of climate, density and air temperature, carrying power and draft, payload, plane, airship.

Icebreakers return to the Arctic

The article discusses the development of domestic icebreaking fleet, the main directions of its activities, characteristics of operation, current state and prospects of development.

Key words. Icebreakers, Arctic pilotage.