Development of a Harmonised Software Algorithm to Prepare to Transport Oversized Cargo

Abstract

Improving the processes of cargo transportation leads to expansion of capabilities of carriers, manufacturers, and customers, which in turn results in an increase in the need for transportation of goods.Increasing the speed and quality of operations at the stages of preparation for oversized cargo delivery will reduce the cost of delivering such cargo, will attract investment in various sectors of the economy.Hence, relevant is the research topic considered as the purpose of the study described in the paper and inspired by the need to develop and apply a harmonised software algorithm for preparing to transport the oversized cargo.The study was based on theoretical methods of analysis of domestic and foreign sources of information on preparation for transportation of oversized cargo. Aspects related to preparation for delivery of oversized cargo were sequentially considered, and a draft algorithm was developed to automate the planning of the stages of transportation of oversized cargo.The application of the proposed automated unified algorithm for preparing for the transport process is expected to reduce the labour and time costs of the process of displacement of oversized cargo as a whole and the risks of making a technological error at the stages of preparing for transporting oversized cargo, which might result in financial and reputational losses.