The use of a supply chain configuration model to assess the reliability of logistics processes

Abstract

The article presents an approach to assessing the reliability of logistics processes implemented in supply chains in terms of time losses resulting from the selection of a variant of material flows in the supply chain. In order to define this indicator, a mathematical model of the supply chain has been developed, i.e. the parameters of the research problem, the decision variables, the constraints and the evaluation criteria. The method of evaluating the reliability of the system is presented in diagram form. The algorithm was verified based on experimental data. In order to evaluate the reliability of the logistic processes for the sample supply chain, a simulation model was developed that determines the time losses in the points and linear elements of the examined chain. Time losses are dictated by traffic delays resulting from traffic congestion on particular sections of the route and road junctions and delays in point elements in the supply chain.