Strategic Imperatives for the Development of Logistics Infrastructure in Ukraine in a Closed-Loop Economy

Abstract

The article is devoted to the definition of strategic imperatives for the development of logistics infrastructure of Ukraine in the conditions of formation of a new economic model – the paradigm of the closed cycle economy. It is substantiated that the effective functioning of the economy of any country is impossible without the creation of proper logistics infrastructure as a factor in the formation of aggregate demand, in the environment in which the movement of goods. In general, the high level of logistics development in a closed cycle economy provides the following positive effects: reducing the cost of goods and services, creating new jobs, increasing the turnover of wholesale and retail trade and improving customer service, increasing the investment attractiveness of developed transport infrastructure, improving environmental situation due to the optimization of transport infrastructure, increasing state revenues from the realization of transit potential. These are the aspects that confirm the relevance of the study. The place of Ukraine during 2010-2018 is analyzed according to the logistics efficiency index calculated by the World Bank. It is proved that according to the components of the logistics efficiency index, the worst situation is with the quality of logistics infrastructure due to the high level of physical and moral deterioration, which slows down the development of the country as a whole. The relationship between the components (efficiency of customs processing of cargo; quality of logistics infrastructure; international shipments; quality of logistics services; control and tracking of goods; timeliness of cargo delivery) and the index of logistics efficiency are presented. Strategic guidelines for the development of logistics infrastructure in terms of creating a new economic model with a focus on the closed cycle economy, which is part of the national logistics strategy, which aims to harmonize the interests of economic process participants in the socio-economic environment, its main directions should be aimed at improving parameters. incoming flows of resources based on improving relations with business entities; improvement of internal flows, in results and coherence of actions; improving relations with consumers, ensuring the most accurate compliance of outgoing flows of goods and services with their requirements.