Application of smart logistics technologies in the organization of multimodal cargo delivery

Abstract

The relevance of the conducted study is determined by the extension of smart logistic technologies to the processes of cargo delivery in multimodal transportation, which requires a description of these processes. The processes of multimodal cargo delivery were investigated, with special attention paid to the delivery of special categories of cargo, requiring the use of more advanced technologies and solutions. Methods of system, statistical and historical and economic analysis, terminological, and marketing research were used in the study. Determining the methodological basis of the study made it possible to argue that the use of existing methods is insufficient, since the application of smart logistic technologies is not taken into account. The prerequisites for the emergence of a smart logistics operator, his place and role in the transport and logistics market were determined. A unified scheme of mindset and context of a smart logistic provider-integrator was proposed. The types of smart technologies implemented by the smart provider-integrator were identified. The peculiarities of the operation of the participants as niche logistics operators’ markets were detailed, in particular the participants of the submarkets of fresh, cold and pharmaceutical logistics.