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Authors: Dmitry A. Karkh, Dr. Sc. (Econ.), Prof. of Com‑ merce, Logistics, and Trade Economics Dept. Abstract: Integrated distribution centres as logistic intermediaries allow mitigating negative conse‑ quences of insufficiently developed logistical links between agricultural producers, processing industries, retail and wholesale trade; price pressure of unfair intermediaries on agricultural enterprises; absence of state-guaranteed sales of agricultural products. The paper explores the issues of increasing the efficiency of functioning of agricultural products’ integrated distribution centres through implementing digital solutions. The methodlogy of the research includes system theory that gives grounds to consider logistics distribution centres as a system in order to further structure and analyse it. Prognostic methods are used to detect possible trends and examine prospects of integrated logistics centres’ development. The author argues that it is necessary to create an integrated distribution centre as the principal link, in a logistics chain of agricultural products’ movement from producer to consumer. Having reviewed scholarly ap‑ proaches to the content of the concept “logistics centre”, the author concludes about the relevance of creation of integrated logistics centre and proves the necessity to introduce modern digital blockchain and RFID technologies into the logistics of goods as a new trend in the development of logistics systems. The author studies the importance of these technologies for optimising the costs, reducing the time for logistic business processes, increasing agricultural traceability, preventing possible risks in all links of the supply chain of agricultural products. Keywords: digitalisation; logistics; integrated distribution centres; logistic hub; movement of goods; services; blockchain technology; RFID technology For citation: Karkh D.A. Integrirovannye raspredelitel'nye tsentry: tsifrovye resheniya v logisticheskoy sisteme to‑ varodvizheniya [Integrated distribution centres: Digital solutions in the logistics of goods]. Izvestiya Uralskogo gosudarstvennogo ekonomicheskogo universiteta – Journal of the Ural State University of Economics, 2018, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 113–122. DOI: 10.29141/2073-1019-2018-19-6-9 |
