Soud A. Models, method and information technology planning in the logistics of petroleum

Object of research - petroleum products supply process; goal of research - improving the efficiency of planning the distribution of petroleum products in the supply chain "refineries - petroleum storage depot networks - petrol station networks" on the basis of a systematic presentation of petroleum products supply process and the use of agent-based models for management in a changing market requirements and restrictions; methods of research - methods of system analysis, simulation and theory of multi-agent systems, conceptual modeling and artificial intelligence, creating distributed information systems and service-oriented approach; the results - theoretical generalization and new solving actual scientific and applied problems of the development models, method and information technology management by forming petroleum product supply for petroleum products in the changing market; novelty - an agent-based simulation model was developed for studying petroleum products process, which is based on system performance and dynamic modeling of the flow process improving the efficiency of planning in the logistics supply chain of petroleum products in contrast to the existing system; the model of information interaction of agents in multi-agent system is developed by using optimization techniques for decision-making in petroleum products supply planning in the supply chain "refineries - petroleum storage depot networks - petrol station networks"; the method for the models synthesis of agents which is based on an ontological knowledge model was refined, thus it allows giving quick response towards changing conditions and problems in the petroleum product logistics to make rational management decisions; implementation level - the results have been implemented in the Trading house "Agrotechnika" (Kharkiv), in the National Aerospace University of M. E. Zhukovsky "KhAI", in the Oil Products Distribution Company (Iraq); field of application - information technologies