Introduction. The organisation of cargo delivery in various transport connection options requires the identification of the most optimal parameters of transportation by certain transport modes and the development of better transport connections. The systematisation of transport and logistics processes requires a comprehensive solution to the problems of organising the delivery of goods in international multimodal connections. The growing demands of the freight clientele are becoming a key factor in the competition between both carriers and logistics operators to serve more profitable cargo flows.
Problem Statement. International integration processes involve interaction between all participants in international cargo delivery, and its reliability depends on the effectiveness of its organisation. Ensuring high-quality transport services for a particular cargo delivery is only possible if the criteria are correctly selected and adequately assessed.
Purpose. To determine the criteria of influence on the choice of transport mode in the organisation of cargo delivery, taking into account the factor influence characterising the carrying capacity of each transport mode serving a particular order, as well as the synergy of their interaction.
Materials and Methods. In the article, a systems approach, expert evaluation methods as well as the abstract and logical method are used, which in symbiosis provide a solution to the task. The systemic implementation of the task of determining the criteria for influencing the choice of the transport connection type in the transportation of goods will allow for better construction of delivery schemes.
Results. The application of the criteria provided in the article will allow to proceed to the calculation and justification of the optimal delivery schemes, increasing the confidence of the clientele in the logistics operator as an organiser of international cargo delivery, as well as ensuring a high level of reliability of interaction between the participants in the transportation process and a higher level of their financial stability. The offered criteria can be used by other stakeholders to build more reliable transport and technological delivery schemes.
Conclusions. The versatility of the criterion evaluation when choosing a transport connection and cargo transportation schemes for different participants will require further clarification with a mandatory gradation of criteria for a shipper, freight forwarder or logistics operator, while creating a common evaluation system based on compromise planning.
