PTYTSIA N. Formation of the process of a small-lot cargo delivery in the retail’s logistics network

The thesis is devoted to the solution for improving the efficiency of the retail’s logistics network by optimizing logistics costs for a ‘Last Mile’ small-lot cargo delivery. The major research area is determined by the need to solve problems that arise in the retail’s supply chain during a ‘Last Mile’delivery. In order to solve the problem of increasing the performance of the retail’s logistics network during a ‘Last Mile’ small-lot cargo delivery, the systematic approach has been proposed. The mathematical model of logistics costs for a small-lot cargo delivery, taking into account the logistics and marketing parameters of the ‘Last Mile’ retail’s logistics network, which takes into consideration the necessary restrictions and assumptions of the shipping conditions, is proposed in the paper. The optimization models for describying the influence of the parameters of the logistics system and technological delivery conditions on the share of the costs have been obtained. The numerical experiment, the results of which are used to get approximating models of technological shipping parameters, has been made. It has been revealed that there is such a ratio of the number of entry points and the radius of a half-demand for specific delivery conditions, under which the share of logistics costs for a small-lot cargo delivery to the retail’s logistics network is minimum. The developed methodology applied for creating a small-lot cargo delivery in the retail’s logistics network allows both evaluating the efficiency of the existing shipping performance in a scientific way and justifying the expediency of introducing new objects into the network. The technique provides for the systematic optimization of a delivery process creation (formation).