Evolutionary and functional development of transport nodes

Abstract

Abstract The relevance of the research topic is determine by the fact that the effectiveness of the logistics complex of the whole country depends on the quality of decisions on the creation of terminal systems in the regions. The state and development of industry, agriculture, defense of the country and, in many respects, well-being and convenience for the population depend on the quality of the functioning of the transport system. Integrated directions, the tasks of which would be a multifactorial study of such complex logistic entities as terminal networks are still not sufficiently study in modern transport science. The scientific article proposes an evolutionary-functional approach to the classification of transport nodes, which be used as a technique for studying the features of the origin and development of transport nodes. The pyramid of terminalistics and the hierarchy of its objects is present taking into account the complexity and integration of the service as an adapted version, according to the theory of J.-P. Rodrigue. For railway junctions, a four-stage adapted Rodrigue-Notteboom model is propose. The stages of the development of the transport hub according to the evolutionary-functional approach are investigate. A model for the development of logistics facilities is propose (for example, Venlo Trade Port). It is summarized that the development of transport hubs can be effective for industries not related to transport and warehouse logistics, but for such industries, the development of transport hubs will have social and financial effects.