THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF DEVELOPING LOGISTICS ACTIVITIES OF TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES

Abstract

The need for improvement and development of logistics activities at transport enterprises is determined.
 The content of the concept of “logistics activity” and theoretical aspects of its development at transport enterprises are revealed. Complex logistics functions and elementary logistics operations are analyzed.
 The role and place of logistics activity and its influence on the functioning of transport enterprises are substantiated.
 The efficiency of logistics activity at transport enterprises and directions of its improvement are analyzed. Among the areas identified there are three main: the use of big data (Big Data), cloud logistics and logistics platforms of supply chains, the Internet of Things.
 Therefore, the availability and use of information platforms and technologies are extremely important in improving the logistics activities of transport companies. With their appearance, it becomes possible to develop various mathematical methods for simplifying logistics tasks and their practical implementation.
 It is proved that the use of logistics contributes to the achievement of certain competitive advantages by transport enterprises.
 The opinions of various authors on the definition of the concept of “logistics activities” are considered and a comprehensive definition of the concept is proposed.
 The system of management of logistic activity of the enterprise, the place and role of the elements of logistic activity is given and it is proved that performance of tasks of logistic activity at each stage of a material flow management raises the competitiveness of the enterprise in the market of transport services.