The Problem of a Rational Relationship of the General Transport Infrastructure

Abstract

The study analyzes the existing problem of a rational relationship of modes of transport, their interrelated development and use. This problem is especially acute at the “junctions” of interaction between modes of transport, where there are large economic losses, enterprises do not have the freedom to choose the most rational schemes for transporting goods and passengers. The market situation causes a constant change in the addressing of transport links (some of them cease to exist, others reappear, forming new traffic flows to replace the lost ones). All this takes place within the framework of a single transport system of the state. Systems analysis, logical and mathematical modeling, systems theory, economic-visual modeling, research methods of operations, as well as methods of operations research and economic and mathematical methods are used in the paper. The previously developed scientific and methodological foundations and practical recommendations for mobilization training and increasing the survivability of transport communications as a single transport system for the national security of the state do not sufficiently take into account the new realities of the market economy and require certain adjustments. The study was carried out in relation to the unified transport system of the country and transport subsystems of the regions of the Russian Federation. Models and methods for assessing the economic and military-economic efficiency of using the country’s unified transport system in the interests of ensuring the national security of the state have been substantiated.