Intermodal supply chains methodology and economic efficiency study of its implementation (using the example of an Iron and Steel Company)

O.A Pytaleva,O.V Fridrikhson,N.V Dyorina,A.A Radionov,V.V Savaley,A.V Shmidt,Y.B Kolbachev,T.A Khudyakova,A.V Babkin,A.V Keller,I.A Bayev

doi:10.1051/shsconf/20173501092

Abstract

Currently the global market for intermodal transport (containers in particular) is evolving at a significant pace. The Russian market development of intermodal transport occurs with low speed. It should be noted that low competitiveness of container transport prevents the development of intermodal delivery method within Russia. In addition, this factor stops implementing national transit potential of transport corridors passing through the territory of the country. To date the delivery chains formation is perceived as a secondary process, which provides the scope for production sector and delivers the finished product to the consumer. However, it is the intensive development of intermodal technologies that remains an economic security guarantee and a reserve for increasing the product competitiveness opposed to the rate of finished products production. As a result, the method development of intermodal supply chains formation at large industrial enterprises appears very important. The paper deals with a model and algorithm of forming a system of intermodal cargo delivery chains of the metallurgical enterprises. We performed calculation of the potential economic benefits from their introduction.

Highlights

The main trend in the development of Russian and world transport appears an active growth of container traffic volumes, as the basis of intermodal technologies [6, 9, 23]
Many scientific works of Russian and foreign scientists are dedicated to the improvement of the container transport efficiency
Numerous works of Russian scientists are devoted to the issues of improving the efficiency of construction and operation of intermodal supply chains and transport systems

Summary

Introduction

The main trend in the development of Russian and world transport appears an active growth of container traffic volumes, as the basis of intermodal technologies [6, 9, 23]. Experts estimated the ratio of cargo containerization in international transportation that reaches 63%. Despite the proven high efficiency of container traffic, at present this type of transportation is not attractive to domestic shippers. Many scientific works of Russian and foreign scientists are dedicated to the improvement of the container transport efficiency. The authors pay great attention to solving the tasks of managing the cargo movement in containers, of organizing various transport modes interaction, of optimization and container infrastructure development. The developed methodological tools, as a rule, are designed either to solve specialized tasks, or they contain significant restrictions and simplification

Objectives and contributions of the study

Russian Authors’ Works Review

Foreign Authors’ Works Review

Container Transport Market Review

Findings

Methodological tools development