In Russia, a “Benefit Calculator” Is to Help Automate Logistics
The domestic software automates bid evaluation using a minimal-concessions method and produces a final contract price.
A logistics Kalkulyator Vygody (Benefit Calculator) has been developed at South Ural State University, the university’s press office said.
The tool is designed to help logistics companies calculate the business impact of robots and automation systems, including revenue growth, cost reductions, and payback periods. When generating forecasts, the software takes a company’s specific business profile into account.
According to the university, the payoff from logistics automation varies widely depending on the nature of shipments, meaning there is no one-size-fits-all formula. The import-substituting system models scenarios for a specific company, its routes, and capacity utilization to deliver a more accurate forecast.
Scientific Novelty of the Development
The university added that the project is also notable for establishing a precise mathematical relationship between the number of freight bids reviewed and the final contract price.
The software “explains” exactly how much revenue will increase and how costs will decline if logistics processes are automated.
