Robotization and automation of warehouse and transport logistics

Abstract

Changes in the intensity of turnover and IT solutions aimed at prompt response in logistics are considered. Taking into account the studied force majeure circumstances that arose in the world economy in 2020, the patterns of functioning of warehouse and transport logistics and their prospects for the near future are determined. It has been established that the introduction of robotics and automation is a key tool in the struggle in a complex competitive environment. Based on the studied main advantages and disadvantages of some automated warehouse systems, the advantages of implementing robotization and automation tools in the work of a railway station dispatcher and in other areas of transport logistics are revealed. The stages of digitalization at Russian Railways and plans for the use of digital platforms both within the structure and in the external environment in the interests of other participants in the transport and logistics services market are analyzed. The results of the study carried out during the implementation of the Intertran pilot project on the use of software robots at Russian Railways, as well as the main areas in which they work are presented. The infl uence of digitalization processes on the formation of tariff policy in warehouse and transport logistics is shown.