Title: Optimization of Commodity Flows: The Case of Bakery Enterprises of Ukraine
Abstract:In the conditions of the active development of the market of logistic services, the growth of the cost of fuel and lubricants, as well as the increase of environmental requirements for the operation o...In the conditions of the active development of the market of logistic services, the growth of the cost of fuel and lubricants, as well as the increase of environmental requirements for the operation of the motor transport park an important reserve for improving the efficiency of enterprises and reducing the anthropogenic impact on the environment is to optimize their commodity flows.The purpose of the article is to develop a model of optimization of commodity flows of enterprises of the bakery industry, which allows to ensure timely delivery of raw materials and products with minimization of economic and environmental costs.Methodology.The methodological basis of investigation was a linear programming method adapting the transport task to the specifics of the baking industry.Authors developed the model of optimization the commodity flows of the enterprises is based on the criteria of the efficiency of the logistic using the system of indicators: economic (costs for distribution and delivery of products) and environmental (costs for reducing the anthropogenic load on the environment).It is proposed to determine the optimal sales channels of products based on the integral indicator of the efficiency of organization of commodity flows, which includes economic and environmental efficiency, weighted by the factors of importance established by expert way.Results.The developed logistic model of optimization of commodity flow has been tested on a number of bakery enterprises.As a result, an optimal plan for delivering products has been formed taking into account the economic and environmental factors.The advantage of the model is the ability to apply it to the initial flow of material flows and reverse flow (reversible logistics, or logistics of bread, bakery and flour products).The practical application of the developed model at the enterprises of the bakery industry will reduce the logistical and environmental costs, ensure the reliability of deliveries, reduce the human impact from mobile sources, meet demand, taking into account the requirements of consumers regarding the quality and environmental friendliness of products and increase its competitiveness.Read More