Automation and digitalization of transport forwarding services or logistics

Abstract

With the spread of globalization, the transition of various states to common standards, including in the field of international freight transportation, becomes especially relevant. At the same time, digitalization, that is, the transfer of document flow, accounting, and payments to electronic format, as well as remote security and maintenance of logistics centres, are necessary components of such a process. The purpose of this work is to find out the effectiveness of logistics on the example of the countries that are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as the United States of America, to compare them and identify key trends in the development of the field of road freight transport. In the work, methods of statistical analysis and forecasting were applied, graphs of the Logistics Efficiency Index for the countries studied were drawn up and the most promising international transport and logistics projects were identified. As a result, logistics performance indices were obtained in the context of indicators from 2007 to 2023, the average Commonwealth indicator was determined and compared with a similar indicator of the United States. Also, key innovations in the field of transport services were considered, allowing Western companies to have a significant advantage in the development of logistics efficiency. The prospects of the Commonwealth countries in the leading Eurasian transport corridors and the advantages of such integration in comparison with intra-union projects were determined. The practical significance of the work lies in determining the current guidelines for the development of the logistics and freight transport sectors after a significant change in the balance of power on the Eurasian continent and the introduction of a wide range of economic sanctions that paralysed a number of previously promising strategic areas.