International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Andrei N. Rodnikov

1994 International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

doi: 10.1108/09600039410059978

Presents a history of logistical planning in the USSR and Russia from 1920‐1992. Describes in detail the functions of the centralized distribution system created in the course of Brezhnev‐Kosygin reforms (1965) and dismantled in 1991; a chronology of changes in distribution of producer goods in 1991‐1992 and explains why the newest are less effective than the dismantled distribution systems. Analyses some of the most important aspects of the Federal purchasing system which is being created in Russia (since October 1992). The core of this system will be two joint‐stock purchasing companies (Roskontrakt and Roskhlebo‐produkt) established as state‐owned agencies. The Concise Dictionary of Business Logistics (out of print in Moscow in 1994) is presented – the first Russian‐language logistical glossary, in which 1,000 terms are defined.

David H. Taylor

1994 International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

doi: 10.1108/09600039410059987

Reviews the structure, characteristics and problems of food supply logistics in the Russian Republic and other former Soviet states. Examines the structural causes of food short‐ages, followed by a description of changes in food supply systems since the introduction of free market policies. The major part of the report is devoted to an analysis of the logistical problems in the food supply chain from food production, through processing, storage and transport.

Wlodzimierz Rydzkowski; H. Barry Spraggins

1994 International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

doi: 10.1108/09600039410059996

Economies of former Soviet bloc countries are being radically changed from state‐run to market systems. One of the major impacts of such change is on the core logistical component of transport. Transport enterprises and their clients are attempting to adjust to the rules of a market economy. Attempts to delineate the difficulties arising from such transition by examining the restructuring, privatization and deregulation issues of transport in Poland. Examines specifically forms of ownership, privatization regulation, Government passenger carriers and international road transport. Concludes that research and education must be initiated immediately in order to help formulate properly a transport policy that will provide for an optimum national logistical system.

Dennis R. Vanden Bloomen; Ivan Purvanov Petrov

1994 International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

doi: 10.1108/09600039410060011

Examines the current situation for logistics in Bulgaria. Reviews the prospects for applying logistics concepts with respect to the economic environment for privatization and investment. Presents the findings. Concludes with some cautions concerning the issue of transferring logistics knowledge in Bulgaria.