Vostryakova V. Agrifood logistic distribution system improvement

Theoretical and methodological principles of agro-food logistic distribution system construction and its effectiveness have been developed in this thesis. Agro-food logistic distribution system and agro-food supply chain economic essence have been disclosed, the main principles and factors of sustainable agro-food supply chains formation have been summarized. The methodological approaches to the construction and evaluation of the agro-food logistic distribution system efficiency have been specified. The main problems and prospects of fruit logistic distribution system in Vinnitsa region and institutional support of horticultural enterprises sustainable development have been analyzed. It has been revealed that logistic losses minimization is the most important criteria for the sustainable logistics distribution system development. Functional analysis of agro-food supply chain losses has been carried out to examine the main sources of uncertainty in the logistics distribution system. The conceptual principles of agro-food logistic distribution system optimization in sustainable way have been formed. The main key performance indicators of supply chain stakeholders’ activity have been determined on the basis of the strategic agro-food distribution system development map, using the Balanced Scorecard instruments. The significance of lean logistics concept tools for minimizing logistic losses, such as VSM mapping, has been outlined and simulation of possible logistic distribution system improvement results has been conducted. Practical recommendations for logistic distribution system improvement based on conducted researches have been suggested. These are deepening an integration processes with further clusterization and public-private partnership. The framework of agro-food logistic distribution system integration has been developed to implement the proposed solutions.