Selecting a Rational Scheme of Delivery by Road Transport: A Case Study of Goods Deliveries from China to Russia through Kazakhstan

Vitalii Naumov, Gaziza Zhumatayeva, Igor Taran, Madina Bazarbekova and Batyrbek Kenzhegaliyev
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Vitalii Naumov: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska Str. 24, 31155 Krakow, Poland
Gaziza Zhumatayeva: Faculty of Logistics and Management, Academy of Logistics and Transport, Shevchenko Str. 97, Almaty 050012, Kazakhstan
Igor Taran: Department of Roads and Bridges, Rzeszow University of Technology, Powstańców Warszawy Ave. 12, 35959 Rzeszów, Poland
Madina Bazarbekova: Faculty of Geography and Environmental Science, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Al-Farabi Ave. 71, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan
Batyrbek Kenzhegaliyev: Institute of Petrochemical Engineering and Ecology, Non-Profit Joint Stock Company Atyrau University of Oil and Gas named after S. Utebayev, Baymukhanova Str. 45A, Atyrau 060027, Kazakhstan

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-15

Abstract: Road transport is in most cases the only available transport option in rural regions with undeveloped railway infrastructure. The problem of choosing the structure of the logistics chain is one of the most important ones that forwarding companies must solve when planning freight transportation. Due to political peculiarities, transportation of goods by road through the territory of Kazakhstan must be carried out by national forwarders, which results in centralizing the decision-making process and shifting the tasks of designing the structure of supply chains to the Kazakh forwarding companies. In this paper, we develop a mathematical model to solve the problem of choosing the right structure for a logistics chain. The proposed model considers the existing legal constraints in the region. Based on a simulated demand for cargo deliveries from China to Russia, we use a numerical example to show how to justify the structure of the logistics chain characterized by minimal total costs of the companies involved in the delivery process.

Keywords: road transport deliveries; logistics chain structure; parameters of demand for deliveries; total logistics expenses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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