Development of Generalized Distribution Utility Index in Consumer-Driven Logistics

Andrii Galkin, Tibor Schlosser, Yuliia Khvesyk, Olexiy Kuzkin, Yuriy Klapkiv and Gabriel Balint
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Andrii Galkin: Transport Systems and Logistics Department, O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, 61001 Kharkiv, Ukraine
Tibor Schlosser: Department of Transportation Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 81005 Bratislava, Slovakia
Yuliia Khvesyk: Department of Economic and Social Geography, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine
Olexiy Kuzkin: Transport Faculty, Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, 69600 Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Yuriy Klapkiv: Department of Insurance, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Institute of Finance, University of Lodz, 90-136 Lodz, Poland
Gabriel Balint: Department of Transportation Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 81005 Bratislava, Slovakia

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-19

Abstract: In the current conditions of sharp change in demand and instability of markets, there is a need to develop a method and evaluation criterion that would meet the sustainable scenario of a supplying goods system including the consumer-driven concept. The analysis of goods distribution methods showed that to assess the integrated efficiency between the supply system and its end-consumers, it is advisable to apply integrated criterion efficiency—generalized distribution utility. The developed indicator takes into account the profit of the distribution channel (or its participants) and the generalized costs of end users during shopping activity. Based on the proposed indicator, the feasibility of using vehicle capacity is substantiated, which provides the maximum generalized distribution costs value and corresponds to the optimal sustainable distribution in consumer-driven logistics.

Keywords: generalized distribution utility index; modeling; non-monetary costs; consumer-driven logistics; carrying capacity of vehicles; total consumer costs; sustainable management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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