Regularities of Change of The Supply Chain Operation Efficiency, Depending on The Parameters of The Transport Process

Abstract

Abstract Movement of material flow in supply chain is impossible without transport involvement. It confirms importance of this element in the entire system functioning. However, efficiency of supply chain based only on transport efficiency indicators is not appropriate. The main purpose of it functioning is to satisfy consumers’ demand on physical inventory with minimum logistical costs. At the same time, it is important to organize work of all the elements in a way to give maximum synergetic effect. The issues of efficiency increase of supply chain functioning have been studied by many scientists; however, regularities of performance changes of its functioning including parameters of transportation process have not been discovered to full extent. In the article the influence of technological process parameters of freight transportation to the total transport costs has been identified; simulation of the goods delivery process to distribution points has been conducted; transport efficiency regularities on distribution city routes depending on its functioning parameters has been estimated; regularities of storage costs change depending on its parameters have been identified; regularities of change of the supply chain operation efficiency, depending on the parameters of the transport process have been identified.