<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper considers some issues related to different approaches to estimation of transport and logistic(s) operations in supply networks; analysis is made of the methods and models of analytical description of those operations; it is shown that the works under consideration have no single approach to their accounting, which makes it impossible to form a model of a simple logistic network including such basic operations as transportation and storage; based on the classical model of Harris-Wilson, six versions have been obtained for a simple supply network showing, in particular, value added to the product price stemming from the previously performed logistic operations as well as restrictions associated with the load capacity (cargo capacity) of the vehicle. The choice of an optimum version of the supply network is made based on the criterion of minimum total costs; there are supplied the examples of calculations for different versions of the developed models enabling estimation of the influence of transport and logistic operations on the efficiency of the supply network.</p></abstract>

The paper considers some issues related to different approaches to estimation of transport and logistic(s) operations in supply networks; analysis is made of the methods and models of analytical description of those operations; it is shown that the works under consideration have no single approach to their accounting, which makes it impossible to form a model of a simple logistic network including such basic operations as transportation and storage; based on the classical model of Harris-Wilson, six versions have been obtained for a simple supply network showing, in particular, value added to the product price stemming from the previously performed logistic operations as well as restrictions associated with the load capacity (cargo capacity) of the vehicle. The choice of an optimum version of the supply network is made based on the criterion of minimum total costs; there are supplied the examples of calculations for different versions of the developed models enabling estimation of the influence of transport and logistic operations on the efficiency of the supply network.

Methods of Evaluating Transportation and Logistics Operations in Supply Chains

National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) St. Petersburg, Russia

Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering Vtoraja Krasnoarmejskaja ul., 4 St. Petersburg, Russia

Transport and Telecommunication Journal

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The paper considers some issues related to different approaches to estimation of transport and logistic(s) operations in supply networks; analysis is made of...

Methods of Evaluating Transportation and Logistics Operations in Supply Chains

Pubblicato online: 22 feb 2016

Pagine: 55 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ttj-2016-0006

Parole chiave
Logistics, transport, cost

© 2016 Transport and Telecommunication Institute

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Methods of Evaluating Transportation and Logistics Operations in Supply Chains

Pubblicato online: 22 feb 2016

Pagine: 55 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ttj-2016-0006

Parole chiaveLogistics, transport, cost

© 2016 Transport and Telecommunication Institute

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
Logistics, transport, cost