Supply chain of the imported ginseng medicinal plant materials for the pharmaceutical industry of the Russian federation

Abstract

The article reviews methods of transportation for various types of imported medicinal plant materials of ginseng roots from China to the Russian Federation, with due consideration for risks. Logistic supply chains for ginseng roots have been developed and proposed based on the systemic method of research and the information analytical method. The optimal method for transportation of pharmaceutical substances of plant origin is chosen on the basis of the priority criteria for the cargo owner, as well as with due consideration for the peculiarities of the type of medicinal plant materials of ginseng roots.