Choice of a logistics route for cargo delivery in modern conditions

Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University, Moskovskij prospect, 9, 190031 St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

^* Corresponding author: guzel.spb@mail.ru

Abstract

The current conditions of the global movement of goods under sanctions make it necessary to build new logistics routes along those international transport corridors that will ensure the reliability of transportation. Crisis points in any industry are at the same time a potential for development and growth, which is confirmed by the history of the development of logistics in the XX century. Basic principles of logistics and methods of quality management theory should serve as a basis for choosing the vector of transport and production development. Transit potential of the Russian Federation is unlocked by the Northern Sea Route, latitudinal corridor “East-West” and meridional corridor “North-South”. Tough policies of some countries make it necessary to redirect commodity flows along new logistic routes. The analysis of goods traffic promotion through the North-South corridor shows its serious competitive advantages in comparison with the Southern sea route in terms of transportation distance, time, and cost of delivery. The study analyzes the problems of the international transport corridor. These include technological, documentary, and infrastructural unresolved problems. The multivariant logistic route in the central part of the North-South corridor poses the problem of choosing the optimal route. The article analyzes the existing methods of route choice based on equal advantageous transportation distance and full cost for solving this task. The limitation of the listed methods leads to the search for a cost minimization function for a logistics route.