E-procurement in developing the outsourcing of transport services

Abstract

The article deals with the development of information technologies in the field of electronic procurement, which are an efficient logistics tool. Modern Internet technologies make it possible to gain competitive advantage in the implementation of business processes through taking the best decision when choosing alternative options related to the outsourcing of transport services. Global trends, which are aimed at digitalising logistics activities, are adapted and applied to the realities of the Russian economy. In the course of the study a comparative analysis of electronic trading platforms of the Russian Federation was carried out and their major characteristics were outlined. The paper touches upon the advantages of logistics outsourcing. One of the major players of e-commerce services in the Russian market was taken as an example to conduct a research covering the issues of e-procurement of transport services.