Ways to justify the minimum number of terminal and warehouse facilities when organizing the delivery of goods

• Published in: AIP conference proceedings Vol. 2624; no. 1
• Main Authors: Khaitbaev, V. A., Kremnev, A. A.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 26.12.2023
• Subjects: Cargo handling; Customers; Infrastructure; Operating costs; Random variables; Reduction; Supply chains; Transportation; Warehouses
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0132814

The numerical value of warehouse infrastructure facilities in the cargo delivery system that forms the supply chain does not always provide an increase in the efficiency of the function of bringing goods to the end customer. It is known that the system of warehouses from the supplier to the customer leads to a reduction in transportation costs, subject to the consolidation of large volumes of goods, but at a certain stage, with an excessive number of warehouses, transportation costs begin to increase. A non-linear dependence arises, which requires the calculation of the influence of the number of warehouses on transportation costs. Since the changing transport costs are, in this case, random variables, it becomes necessary to use a special mathematical apparatus adequate to the specifics of the problem being solved [8]. The solution of such problems requires the calculation and justification of not only cargo handling and storage technologies, but also an effective system for their distribution with the required number of terminal and warehouse infrastructure facilities. In this context, the developed approach makes it possible to calculate the minimum required number of terminal and warehouse infrastructure facilities, which ensures an increase in the economic efficiency of the cargo delivery system based on a reduction in transportation costs and timely and complete fulfillment of orders.