Economic tools for development substantiation of web application for transport logistics management

Abstract

Economy and society digitalization requires flexibility and mobility of data processing and organization of production processes based on informatization and computerization, and mathematical tools for computation validity and management decision-making. The purpose of the research is to develop the web application designed for transport logistics management. In the course of the research, methodological tools, which were based on the use of methods of optimizing processes, modeling forms, and specifying software products, were used. The methodology of efficiency evaluation was used for the economic substantiation of application development. When creating the web application, Symfony framework, portable Open Server software environment that contains a compact embedded MySQL 5.6 DBMS, and Apache server were used. The PHP 7.3 programming language was used to write the server part of the software, and HTML, CSS, and JavaScript were used for the client part. As a result, transport logistics management makes it possible to organize the work of employees rationally, to increase the speed of work with requests while reducing time and financial costs. A system of user authorization and registration was created in the web application. The work proves the effectiveness of using automated transport logistics management system with calculation of cost, profit and payback indicators. This software product allows creating an effective digital environment within the framework of resources supply and organization of goods distribution in organizations. Information, design, technological, mechanical, material and technical, transport, and marketing departments will be included in the chain of processes that are based on the use of the web application data.