Features of Logistics of the Tertiary Sector of Economics

Abstract

The tertiary sector of economics in the current economic environment ranks first in the national economic systems by the number of the employed population. At the same time the rapidly changing market environment requires new tools for efficient management of business processes. In this regard, the logistics tools enabling optimization of material, transport, financial flows is a factor increasing activity of economic entities. Studying the possibility of applying logistics principles to the flows organization in tourism has led to the conclusion about expediency of application of logistics tools in activity of service rendering enterprises, subject to specific features of services as commodity items. Studying the possibility of applying logistics principles to the flows organization in tourism has led to the conclusion about expediency of application of logistics tools in activity of service rendering enterprises, subject to specific features of services as commodity items, and helped to determine tourism logistics as a type of business which involves planning, managing and controlling the flows (material, service, financial, information, etc.) in the process of formation of the tour, bringing the tourism product to the consumer, as well as storage, transmission and processing of relevant information.