THE DIFFERENTIATED ECONOMETRIC APPROACH FOR THE IDENTIFYING WAYS TO OPTIMIZE THE TRANSPORT LOGISTICS
The paper is dedicated to the scientific approaches to calculating the cost trends of transport companies as well as the definition of the essence of optimization of transport logistics and an assessment of possible options for the possible improving the existing process of logistics support (due to the fulfillment in particular). The authors investigated the economic essence of transport logistics as a type of activity. The research was based on the popular logistic model for calculating volume changes simultaneously with limited resources commonly known as the Verhulst model. Initially, the Verhulst model was valid only for a short time interval taking into account the fact that the natural environment growth is necessarily limited by a number of factors: depletion of resources, natural conditions etc. The proposed model describes growth passing into the stabilization phase which is much better suited to the real conditions. Within the framework of using the model to solve the problem of logistics optimization it was proposed to find the unknown coefficients of the model. It was noted that by providing fulfillment services that a logistics company receives a number of advantages: optimization of processes, reduction of storage costs, additional benefits. Reducing logistics supply chains and reducing logistics costs today are strategic tasks for optimizing logistics systems as well as for the ensuring just-in-time deliveries and consolidating complex supplies. Using a differentiated econometric approach to determining ways to optimize transport logistics, a procedure for calculating the feasibility of providing additional services using the Verhulst logistic equation was proposed. Logistics operations should be carried out with minimal costs and minimum time for the customer. As it was shown by the applied differentiated econometric approach to determining ways to optimize transport logistics: the higher the costs of designing logistics activities of the transport company are – the lower the logistics costs will result from additional services. It was also revealed that the provision of fulfillment services is the main direction of optimization of the logistics infrastructure.