Scientists from the South Ural State University (SUSU) in Chelyabinsk have developed a computer program that allows freight carriers to assess the effect of automation for a specific company and transportation route. The program automates the process of reviewing applications using the method of minimal concessions and determines the final contract price, TASS was told in the press service of the university.
SUSU explained that the benefit from automation strongly depends on the specifics of transportation: some companies work on a "short haul" within the region, others deliver goods to Moscow or over long distances. The new system models situations for a specific organization, its routes and workload, providing an accurate forecast of economic efficiency.
The scientific novelty of the development lies in establishing an accurate mathematical relationship between the number of applications considered and the final contract price, as well as in creating models and methods for its calculation.
The program allows the management of logistics companies to see exactly how automation will increase revenue and reduce costs. In the traditional manual mode, a logistics specialist processes two or three, a maximum of five proposals and chooses the best one in terms of price. The new "calculator" expands this process across the entire company, automatically determining the optimal contract price using the method of minimal concessions.
SUSU noted that not all foreign programs are ready to work in Russia, and the volume of cargo traffic is growing every year. Import substitution in logistics is becoming a key area of scientific work, allowing technologies to be adapted to Russian conditions and improve the efficiency of transportation.