The scientific legacy of professor Y.V. Krykavskyi: development of logistics theory in Ukraine and future perspectives

Abstract

The article presents the first attempt at scientometric analysis of the scientific legacy of the prominent Ukrainian scholar, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor Yevhen Vasylovych Krykavskyi. The main stages of his scientific work and its impact on the development of the general theory and practice of logistic science in Ukraine are identified. It is demonstrated that Y.V. Krykavskyi himself formulated the theoretical foundations of logistics as a separate direction of scientific research in the field of economic sciences, established the basic conceptual framework, founded a scientific school of marketing and logistics, and trained a large number of candidates and doctors of sciences who continue and deepen the theoretical developments of the great scientist, as well as expand the spheres of practical application of logistic concepts, tools, and methods, and supply chain management in new economic conditions.