Influence of logistical factors to the transport flows distribution case survey in Lithuania
ENMany authors have analysed distribution of transport connections and transportation flows by internal characters of transport system, but very important are the external relations of transport system. The aim of this article is to find an answer - who really decides transport network structure, routes and warehouses positions, the volumes and directions of goods flows, and the selection of transport mode, etc.? Of course there are hypothetical answers - politicians, environment and transport engineers, transport companies, forwarders, and customers of transport and logistics services. Author has analysed many scientific and practical researches, but there are very different points of view. Article author made survey in the following period – December 2003-January 2004 in 56 trading companies and 29 transport companies of Lithuania. The companies were selected casually from one of the biggest business catalogue “Musų Lietuva-2003” (Our Lithuania-2003). All questions were divided according logical groups as 1) basic factors determining warehouses positions, 2) basic factors determining selection of routes, 3) parameters of time of delivery, 4) estimation of delivery quality characters, 5) structure of logistical channel, 6) type of contracts. The basic conclusions of this survey are presented in the article. This survey could be very important for transport network development strategy of Lithuania and entire Baltic region as well.
