Analysis of approaches to the selection of digital tools for warehouse logistics of production and transport complexes of the Northern Sea Route

Abstract

The paper examines the features of warehouse logistics of the production and transport complexes of the Northern Sea Route (NSR), operating in extreme Arctic conditions and performing a dual function: ensuring the continuity of industrial production and cargo transshipment as transport and logistics hubs. Based on the analysis of cargo flows in the Arctic basin for 2025, the dominance of the ports of Murmansk and Sabetta (83% of total cargo turnover) and hydrocarbons in the structure of transportation (83%) has been established. The key Arctic factors determining the requirements for digital tools have been identified: extreme climatic conditions (temperatures up to -50°C), remoteness and logistical isolation, the dual function of logistics warehouses, increased reliability and safety requirements. A critical review of existing approaches to the choice of digital solutions — financial methods, multi-criteria models, risk—oriented approaches and industry-specific corporate techniques - revealed their fragmentation and lack of mechanisms for taking into account Arctic specifics. The applicability of the universal methodology of digital transformation of warehouse logistics is assessed, its limitations for the conditions of the NSR are established. The requirements for a promising methodology for the economic justification of the choice of digital instruments are formulated, including a two-circuit system of criteria (mandatory technological requirements and comparative economic indicators), consideration of Arctic risks through a quantitative assessment of equipment reliability and discount rate adjustment, a transparent comparative assessment algorithm, as well as the adaptation of the general methodology of digital transformation. The results obtained provide a theoretical basis for the development of applied tools adapted to the conditions of the Northern Sea Route.