Optimization model of multimodal cargo transportation in international transport corridors

the purpose of the article is to develop a model of multimodal freight transportation in order to optimize the functioning of the international transport corridor. Methodology. The methodology of this article is based on theoretical and practical approaches formed within the framework of the theory of transport flow. To achieve the goal, the work used the method of mathematical modeling and the method of representing transport flows based on graph theory. Results. The author proposed a model of transportation activity, based on the variable possibilities of solving the transport task, aimed at optimizing the process of multimodal cargo transportation. The matrix approach proposed by the author makes it possible to increase the efficiency of analytical activities in the field of logistics, connected with the organization of multimodal transportation, allows to create electronic tables that, when entering the necessary parameters, in an automated mode, solve tasks related to the need to find the most efficient option for cargo transportation. Conclusions. The approach proposed in this article is distinguished by its simplicity, in fact, each transport organization has the ability to independently create the necessary information system for the logistics management of cargo transportation with minimal expenditure of financial and time resources.

multimodal transportation, information model, efficiency, transport hubs, limitations