DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATED SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT OF SUPPLY CHAINS ON THE BASE OF UN / EDIFACT

The urgency of this topic is in the growing requirements and needs of customers. The processes of globalization and the increasing pressure from market competitors are pushing modern enterprises to integrate within the supply chain. Such a solution leads to greater specialization as a result of the division of tasks between individual members of the chain, reduction of operating costs, risk sharing, benefits and information related to the activities carried out, as well as the integration of actions and productive cooperation in order to better serve the end customer and obtain a competitive advantages. In terms of changing the model of competition - from rivalry between single firms to rivalry between entire supply chains - the traditional relationship between suppliers and consumers replaces the conclusion and maintenance of long-term partnerships. Creating requirements for the information system in order to reduce the uncertainty between the links of the supply chain, namely the right product must be delivered at the right time, in the right place, with the least cost, the required quality, in the right quantity and the right consumer. That is why it is suggested to take as the basis the international standard UN / EDIFACT. Existing system of document turnover needs to be changed. It is proposed to take the well-known UN / EDIFACT management, trade and transport electronic data exchange standard that prevails outside of North America and is EU and CIS countries . The basis of the UNEDIFACT standard is the following basic ideas: the exchange is carried out by messages; standardization by type of document used at message level; message has a hierarchical structure and consists of segments; standardization of data at the level of segments and data elements; segments can be grouped on a certain basis; Empty (empty) segments may be lowered; typical fields are written as code; the composition and filling of directories is standardized on three levels - international, national and corporate; the independence of standards from the language used for communication; a segment of segments other than typical data segments may contain other group segments; Segments in a message group can be repeated several times; Also empty (empty) segments may be lowered.