Title Design methodology of corporate information systems with integrated decision support for transport and logistics companies
Authors Petrychenko, Olga ; Petrichenko, Ievgenii ; Yurchenko, Oksana ; Goolak, Sergey ; Lukoševičius, Vaidas ; Jakevičiūtė, Gabija ; Skvireckas, Ramūnas
DOI 10.3390/app16178366
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Is Part of Applied sciences.. Basel : MDPI. 2026, vol. 16, iss. 17, art. no. 8366, p. 1-34.. ISSN 2076-3417
Keywords [eng] corporate information system ; information model of transport process ; decision support system ; model bases ; multimodal transportation ; maritime transport ; railway transport
Abstract [eng] The study addresses the design and development of a unified corporate information system for multimodal transport and logistics companies engaged in maritime and railway transportation. Analysis of the existing literature revealed the absence of a coherent methodological framework for the design of corporate information systems tailored to the specific operational characteristics of multimodal transport and logistics enterprises. To bridge this gap, a design methodology for corporate information system databases is proposed, intended for subsequent deployment in companies operating multimodal supply chains. The development of the unified corporate information system was guided by the principle of “total costs,” which requires that the decision-maker—when selecting transport modes, methods of transportation, carriers, routing, and auxiliary intermediaries (insurer, stevedore, bank, and customs broker)—address the problem as an integrated whole rather than optimizing individual components in isolation. The study encompasses information modeling of the business processes of multimodal transport and logistics companies, construction of an optimal model of the transport process for maritime and railway transportation using integrated computer automated manufacturing definition (IDEF) and structured analysis and design technique (SADT) modeling, and the design of a multilevel unified database structure for the coordination of different transport modes. A decision-making and support system has been developed for managing the operational activities of a multimodal transport and logistics company engaged in maritime and railway transportation. The proposed unified corporate information system enables the replacement of task resolution by local optimization criteria applied separately to each transport mode—such as freight cost and delivery time—with a single global optimization criterion for the multimodal supply chain.
Published Basel : MDPI
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2026
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