ORGANIZATIONAL METHOD FOR FUEL COST REDUCTION IN TRANSPORT COMPANIES

Abstract

The task of minimizing fuel costs is becoming a priority in the cost management system of transport companies. The article discusses such methodological principles of planning in a shipping company as balance, efficiency, variability, optimality, hierarchy, dynamism, and orderliness. The necessity of introducing an adaptive three-level planning system: navigation, operational and route levels is proved.

The cost structure of the shipping company is considered. It is shown that about a third of expenses in transport companies are related to fuel costs. The article proves that there are technical and organizational methods for reducing fuel costs in transport companies. Organizational methods are associated with changes in the cost planning process for the whole company. It is shown that today, when planning the demand for fuel in shipping companies, fuel consumption standards are established based on data from previous navigation (adjusted for changes in the volume of work-cargo turnover). It is proposed to use functional and simulation modeling for fuel cost planning.

Functional modeling allows the description of the planning process in the form of clearly structured interrelated functions. In simulation modeling, the planning process is considered taking into account the influence of various external and internal conditions, with an analysis of the dynamic characteristics of the process change and an assessment of the efficiency of resource allocation. Using various types of modeling allows you to focus on certain characteristics of the modeling process. In order to improve the quality of fuel cost planning, it is proposed to use the method of modeling business processes, which is based on a description of the process through action. The process approach to planning fuel costs allows you to build a logical relationship between all the elements inherent in the planning process, from the beginning to its completion. The existing business process is presented and an improved business planning process is developed.