Service Market as an Integration Platform for Logistics Companies

Abstract

[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT Uncertainty and the risks inherent to market processes increase the need to unite efforts of the actors, to strengthen inter-territorial and inter-industry linkages. In the market of transport and logistics services the on-going integration is accompanied by creation of logistic clusters and investment planning in the framework of joint projects regarding construction of transport and logistics structures. The relevance of research of market of transport and logistics business is conditioned by a need to improve coordination of activities of companies-contractors and development of cluster strategies for their development using virtual networking opportunities. The author develops proposed approaches at the example of Irkutsk region. Keywords: transportation market, mesologistical system, transport and logistics infrastructure, logistics potential, transport and logistics business, inter-system integration, protocluster, virtual network.