Managing the Logistic Activities of Agricultural Enterprises under Conditions of Digital Economy

At the current stage of transformations, it is of urgent importance to solve the problems of logistics management in the system of agricultural enterprise management. The issues are particularly relevant under conditions of the rapid development of digital economy. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to develop further theoretical and methodological fundamentals, scientific and methodological approaches and practical recommendations to enhance the efficiency of managing the logistic activities of business entities in the agro-industrial complex allowing for the specific features of business processes digitalization. The article specifies the essence of the concept “management of the logistic activities of an agricultural enterprise” in digital economy. Problems, specific features and directions of transforming the logistics management in the agrarian sphere are identified. The work carries out a comparative analysis of the indicators reflecting trends in the global development of agriculture by applying digital instruments and technologies. The authors analyze the range of using information and communication technologies while organizing the logistic activities at Ukrainian processing enterprises. The authors reveal the key barriers hindering the digital transformation of the logistic activities of agricultural enterprises, which can be conventionally classified into 7 groups, namely institutional, market, transport, marketing, informational, organizational, financial and economic. It is confirmed that to eliminate those barriers, it is necessary to transform radically the existing system of managing the logistic activities of agricultural enterprises, which should be based on fundamentally new principles of operation under conditions of digitalization

STRATEGINIAI PRIORITETAI IR MECHANIZMAI SKATINANTYS ŽEMĖS ŪKIO ĮMONIŲPLĖTRĄ

Farm enterprises are important actors in securing rural employment and income. The lack of efficiency of the farm enterprises functioning makes it difficult to establish a rational model of competitive and diversified agriculture. The purpose of the study is to develop strategic priorities and mechanisms to stimulate the development of farm enterprises. The research methodology stipulated the use of such methods as statistical grouping, indicative evaluation, comparative analysis, systematization, and strategic design. The authors evaluated structural imbalances of the farm enterprises development, analyzed their performance indicators and identified the obstacles that hinder the development of farming. The strategic priorities of the development of farm enterprises are justified in the article. Mechanisms for stimulating the development are proposed, including institutional and organizational, financial and investment, innovative and technological, social and personnel and environmental and economic ones.Žemės ūkio įmonės yra svarbios dalyvės užtikrinant užimtumą ir pajamas kaime. Ūkio įmonių veiklos efektyvumo trūkumas apsunkina racionalaus konkurencingo ir įvairaus žemės ūkio modelio nustatymą. Tyrimo tikslas - parengti strateginius prioritetus ir mechanizmus, skatinančius ūkio įmonių plėtrą. Tyrimo metodikoje buvo numatyta naudoti tokius metodus kaip statistinis grupavimas, orientacinis vertinimas, lyginamoji analizė, sisteminimas ir strateginis planavimas. Autoriai įvertino ūkio įmonių struktūrinius disbalansus, išanalizavo jų veiklos rodiklius ir nustatė kliūtis, trukdančias žemės ūkio plėtrai. Straipsnyje pagrįsti strateginiai ūkio įmonių plėtros prioritetai. Siūlomi plėtros skatinimo mechanizmai, įskaitant institucinius ir organizacinius, finansinius ir investicinius, novatoriškus ir technologinius, socialinius ir personalo bei aplinkos ir ekonominius