RISK MANAGEMENT MECHANISM IN REGIONAL LOGISTICS SYSTEMS

Abstract

This article examines risk management mechanisms in regional logistics systems as a critical tool for ensuring their sustainability, reliability, and adaptability to environmental changes. The relevance of this topic is driven by growing economic uncertainty, intensifying competition between regions, increasingly complex supply chains, and the need to minimize losses arising from the movement of materials, information, and financial flows. Regional logistics systems operate under the influence of multiple risk factors, including infrastructure constraints, transportation disruptions, demand fluctuations, financial instability, and external shocks.

This article explores the essence of risk in logistics and examines the key stages of risk management: identification, analysis, assessment, selection of intervention methods, and results monitoring. It emphasizes that an effective risk management mechanism must be systemic and include not only the identification of threats but also the development of a set of preventive and corrective measures. Particular attention is paid to the need to integrate risk management into the overall regional logistics management system, as this approach allows for a timely response to deviations, increased resilience of logistics processes, and a reduction in the likelihood of critical consequences.

Risk management mechanisms in regional logistics systems should be based on a combination of organizational, economic, and informational tools. The most significant include risk monitoring, supply diversification, resource reservation, increased flexibility of logistics schemes, development of information and analytical support, and improved interaction between logistics chain participants. It is noted that the use of modern digital technologies plays a significant role, allowing for increased process transparency and the quality of management decisions.