Development of the logistics infrastructure of the export-oriented grain cluster of the region

Issue № 1, 2024, article № 6, pages 48-59

Section: Economic mechanism of managing

Language: Russian

Original language title: РАЗВИТИЕ ЛОГИСТИЧЕСКОЙ ИНФРАСТРУКТУРЫ ЭКСПОРТНО-ОРИЕНТИРОВАННОГО ЗЕРНОВОГО КЛАСТЕРА РЕГИОНА

Keywords: EXPORT-ORIENTED CLUSTER, TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SYSTEM, ORGANIZATIONAL AND ECONOMIC MECHANISM, EXPORT DEVELOPMENT, CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, GRAIN-PRODUCT SUBCOMPLEX, REGION

Abstract: The results of the functioning of the grain-product subcomplex of the region for a long period of time set new goals and objectives that give the basis for the formation and development of an export-oriented cluster. The objects of the study were organizations of the transport and logistics infrastructure of the industry: elevators (including water), warehouses and their technical base, loading and unloading platforms of railway transport; flour mills. The paper characterizes changes in the scale, methods and geography of export activities from 2019 to 2022, as well as export-oriented investment projects implemented on the basis of public-private partnership to increase trade turnover with foreign buyers. It is noted that the mechanism of grain-product subcomplex export is developing in a "catch-up" type: the region does not have enough elevators and rolling stock to transport products, complex logistics leads to additional costs, problems of the commodity infrastructure are identified and characterized. The advantages of the functioning of an export-oriented cluster under the management of a specialized organization are substantiated, which will lead to an increase in the cost of international contracts due to an increase in prices, a reduction in transaction costs, and grain transportation along the Volga. The presented performance indicators of flour mills in the context of the urgent task of increasing the sale of products with high added value stimulate the search for new solutions in the field of improving management approaches to operation. The scientific novelty of the work is embodied in the proposed organizational and economic mechanism for the development of an export-oriented cluster of grain-product subcomplex of the region, which contains a system of subjects with scientifically-based development directions and management facilities with their potential. It includes elements of development in the form of processes and methods, as well as indicators of development results for assessing the state and dynamics.

Authors: Leksina Anna Aleksandrovna, Volokhova Marina Aleksandrovna