USE OF INFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE LOGISTICS ACTIVITIES OF AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES
Urgency of the research. The article deals with the issues of the importance of the information technologies use in the logistics activities of agricultural enterprises, for example in distribution and transport logistics. Target setting. It is reasonable to develop practical proposals on the use of information technologies in the logistics activities of agricultural enterprises, particularly in distribution and transport logistics. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Scientific papers of such scholars as M. Vakhovska, O. Deriuhin, V. Lytvyn, S. Fedoriachenko, R. Ivanov, S. Bilan, O. Karpenko, V. Tyshuk, A. Pasichnyk, S. Kravchuk, V. Kutyriev, A. Rodymchenko and others have dealt with the definition of the location of the distribution centre. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. However, the issues of informational technologies use in the logistics activities of agricultural enterprises were not reflected in the scientific papers of the above-mentioned scholars. The research objective. The article aims to scientifically prove the theoretical and methodological provisions and development of practical proposals on the information technologies use in the logistics activities of agricultural enterprises. The statement of basic materials. The basic approaches to determine the location of logistics centres on the certain territory were offered, in particular the use of a sample point method and method of determining the centre of gravity. During the research it was proved that it is reasonable to use the spreadsheet MS Excel. Conclusions. Logistics centres have to be located in the comfortable areas as to agricultural enterprises that will allow minimizing the transportation costs. They also have to be profitable in terms of transport accessibility and transport link.