The article presents a method for gaining quick insight into the projected situation of a transport company and making appropriate operational decisions, as well as considering various enterprise development strategies and their future consequences.1. INTRODUCTION
Market globalization and the development of e-commerce are causing a significant increase in the demand for road transport services. To a large extent, such services are provided by specialized companies with appropriately developed infrastructure.
Increased demand for transport services can also be observed in the area of small and medium-sized trading and manufacturing companies, which need a quick response to orders and require attractive prices for the services provided. The question therefore arises: is there a place in the road transport services market for small companies with several or a dozen or so vehicles? Market observations show that such companies do exist. The information available also indicates that in such small companies, it is difficult to make proper strategic decisions that have long-term effects. This is because many external factors, which are difficult to predict, influence the current state of the company. The values of such factors and the relationships between them are difficult to write down in the form of simple mathematical dependencies, and therefore difficult to solve analytically. A very good tool for forecasting the impact of almost any factor on objects is computer simulation software for systems. (…)
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Source: Logistics Magazine