Optimization of Logistics Solutions to Ensure Strategic Management of Agricultural Enterprises

Abstract

Relevance of research. Optimization of logistics solutions taking into account the competitiveness of agricultural enterprises actualizes the provision of strategic management of their development. The purpose of the study: to study the methodological approaches to the formation of effective strategies for managing the logistics activities of enterprises and to determine the relationship between the formation and evaluation of the effectiveness of the logistics development strategy as elements of competitive advantage. Methodology and scientific methods: dialectical, abstract-logical, factorial, economic-statistical, monographic methods are used. Research results: the article considers the essence of logistics management and the problems of ensuring strategic management of agricultural enterprises through the development of optimal logistics strategies. The expediency of using a logistical approach in the management of strategic development of enterprises, which allows you to clearly and quickly respond to the level of consumer demand and meet it with minimal costs and stocks. Therefore, it significantly depends on a certain set of factors. The factors on the application of which the efficiency of the implementation of the logistics management strategy depends are stated. It is proposed for agricultural enterprises to focus strategic logistics management on the strategy "Ensuring the competitive advantages of the enterprise" on the principles of the logistics strategy "Maximization of income and profits", which allows using a marketing approach to increase the competitiveness of the enterprise in the agricultural market. Strategies of logistics management as ways of systematization of logistics tasks within the limits of improvement of a logistic component of economic activity and strengthening of a strategic position of each enterprise, based on the corresponding concepts of logistics, construction of integrated structure of logistic systems and orientation of all links of logistic chains on final results. The results of the solution of the proposed logistics project allow to compare in the system of optimized and actual results of distribution of products through sales channels and to identify patterns in certain periods of entry of farms into the market of agricultural products. It is determined that the most promising and practically important direction of development of research of efficiency of strategic logistic management of the enterprise is the account in system of estimation not only of indicators of performance of logistic operations, but also indicators of efficiency of administrative logistic processes. Research framework / possibility of using the results: the proposed method of substantiation of the choice of logistics strategic alternatives depending on: ensuring the competitive advantages of the enterprise and maximizing income and profits allows using a marketing approach to increase the competitiveness of the enterprise in the agricultural market. Practical significance: the project of the logistic decision in the field of stimulation of sale and distribution policy for the agrarian enterprise is offered, the estimation of efficiency of strategic logistic management of the enterprise on indicators of logistic flows is carried out, conclusions concerning prospects of introduction of competitive strategies of management of logistic activity in agrarian sphere are made. Social consequences: the results of this assessment affect the adoption of optimal logistics decisions by the management of agricultural enterprises to ensure their own competitive advantages in the market.