Open AccessIMPROVEMENT OF THE TERMINAL COMPLEX OF POSTAL AND COURIER SERVICES AS A TOOL OF LOGISTICS SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION
Author(s) -
Oleksii Taranenko,
Trade
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
economic scope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2224-6282
DOI - 10.32782/2224-6282/161-17
Subject(s) - terminal (telecommunication) , sorting , service (business) , logistics center , operations research , computer science , automation , operations management , business , transport engineering , engineering , marketing , telecommunications , mechanical engineering , programming language
The article is devoted to the questions of finding ways to optimize the logistics system of postal and courier services by improving terminal complexes. It is determined that the terminal as an element of the logistics system and as part of the logistics chain forms the basic and technical requirements for the warehousing system. It is emphasized that changing consumer demands in the direction of reducing costs, increasing speed and expanding service requires a change in approaches to building a terminal system. It is established that terminals perform a significant number of functions, each of which requires consideration of such two important environmental factors as urbanization and increasing consumer demands. This requires a transition from the e-commerce model to the service center model. The article is proposed to move from the model of e-commerce to the model of the service center. Such advantages of the service model are determined : service of both business clients and consumers; availability of a sorting depot; mini fulfilment; minor automation that does not require increased implementation and maintenance costs. It is established that the planning of the terminal area is influenced by the following factors: size and geometry of the site, height difference in different parts of the territory, size and number of accepted vehicles, cargo volume for sorting and further storage, regulatory requirements of various government agencies. The advantages and disadvantages of such models of terminal organization are analyzed: the terminal with ring sorting and two-way loading; the terminal with linear sorting and one-way loading; the terminal with linear sorting and two-way loading; hexagonal terminal with ring sorting; L-shaped terminal with linear sorting and two-way loading; n-shaped terminal with linear sorting and three-way loading. Based on the proposed models, a terminal model is proposed, which will include the best structural elements of all the above models. The proposed model corresponds to the most flexible cargo handling system with double-sided loading, relatively lower sorting costs and increased capacity if necessary and a significant area for storage and assembly of shipments. The basic idea is to combine the processes of fulfilling and postal sorting in the project of one building, which reduces the processes in the supply chain and reduces the cost of construction of storage and terminal complex.