Abstract
Optimizing the cargo flows through the nodes of a digital transport corridor is a crucial problem; solving it allows to introduce modern management methods in logistics. This study examines the optimization of the technology of a distribution center as the base node of a third-party logistics network operator. Our objective consisted in theoretically substantiating the application of mathematical formalisms to describing the passage of stochastic goods flows of a complex structure through a node of a logistics network. To solve the problem, we constructed a mathematical model intended as a decision-making block in the Warehouse Management System software. This paper presents the results of calculations carried out using a computer according to the proposed algorithm. Preliminary results allow to conclude that there is a significant resource for reducing construction and maintenance costs of the distribution center. Quantitatively, the savings will range from 10% to 40%, depending on the terms of delivery of goods and the degree of market uncertainty. An example of a practical calculation using the developed mathematical model is given. The calculations were performed for Huawei, a key global provider of ICT infrastructure and smart terminals. The algorithms were designed to account for uncertainty, which allows to use the results for risk management applications. In practice, this theoretical concept can serve as a basis for digital logistics platforms, increasing the speed of delivery of goods and cargo and the profitability of logistics as a result. The solution to this problem will allow to consider the nodes of logistics networks as smart independent divisions with an information interface for interaction built into a digital logistics platform. The role of these nodes is to make the best decisions in handling cargo flows. As the next stage of research, we plan to develop algorithms for coordinating the information flows reflecting transport activities and forming the material flows entering and leaving the distribution centers.
Highlights
The modern trend for the development of digital transport corridors makes it possible to put into practice the advantages of machine-to-machine communication technologies and intelligent systems for making management decisions
Address how the open innovation concept can be analyzed from an industrial dynamics perspective, considering the specific measures that different companies take to manage open innovation from the standpoint of their differential position within the innovation system in question, the nature and stage of maturity of the technological regime and the particular value proposition pursued by companies
The proposed approach was implemented for analyzing the case of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., legally registered in 1987 in China and headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong
Summary
The modern trend for the development of digital transport corridors makes it possible to put into practice the advantages of machine-to-machine communication technologies and intelligent systems for making management decisions. It is possible to create a transnational logistics network in numerous nodes of which manufacturers, suppliers, transfer points, distribution centers are located. When forming a common logistic space for business, it becomes necessary to solve a number of problems, since any commercial activity takes place in conditions of uncertainty [1,2]. If the technical basis for the exchange of information [3] in real time is already available, the problem of optimizing logistics flows is still being solved fragmentarily.
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