COOPERATION POSSIBILITIES AND DISTRIBUTED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN LOGISTICAL NETWORK OF DECENTRES

The paper summarises the cooperation possibilities of small and medium-sized logistics service providers to improve competitiveness. Different cooperation forms are elaborated and a virtual logistical network structure for the coordination of activities is introduced. Typical and different hierarchical levels of cooperation appeared in controlling of basic logistical activities are detailed, which provides more and more information and authority for the Virtual Logistical Centre (VLC) which coordinates the cooperation. The ratio of autonomous and cooperative basic activities of service providers (thereby tasks of VLC) has a significant influence on the utilization of advantages of cooperation.