Optimization imbalance of warehouse logistics in agro-industrial enterprises: the problem of excessive inventory accumulation under martial law

Abstract

The article investigates the theoretical and applied aspects of warehouse logistics organization at industrial and agro-industrial enterprises under martial law. It substantiates the existence of an optimization imbalance between management's desire to ensure logistics security through the excessive accumulation of raw material safety stocks and the financial efficiency of economic activity. Using a representative agro-industrial enterprise as a case study, a comprehensive analysis of inventory dynamics was conducted, and indicators of turnover and financial capital immobilization were calculated. Key destructive factors within the warehouse system were identified: a low level of accounting process automation, the lack of slotting/address zoning, and discrete control. A comprehensive three-level model for warehouse management modernization is proposed (analytical-normative, operational, and technological levels), based on the integration of ABC/XYZ analysis, the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model, cycle counting, and the implementation of WMS/MRP systems. An extended techno-economic justification of the proposed solutions was performed, confirming a significant potential for releasing working capital and increasing the return on investment (ROI).