The integrated mechanism to improve services efficiency in the trading network merchandise flows

The paper explores a complex mechanism for improving the efficiency of trading network services. In the scientific literature, when researching efficiency issues, as a rule, financial indicators are considered to a greater extent. The mechanism for a comprehensive increase in the efficiency of services in the commodity flow of retail chains requires consideration of both financial and non-financial components of efficiency. The role of the trading network is to manage the flow of goods through the coordination of all participants in the movement of goods. Modern trading networks are large branched structures covering the entire chain of distribution. At the same time, the number of key services in the commodity flow is insignificant. Therefore, individual numerous functions can be combined into monofunctional clusters according to the type of services provided: clusters of suppliers, carriers, warehousing, distribution centers, manufacturers and processors of products. The cluster approach makes it possible to form the concept of the mechanism of a multi-level system for the provision of services in the commodity flow of the trade network, the effectiveness of which will depend on clusters. To solve this problem, it is necessary to decompose the efficiency of services in the commodity flow of the trading network, which will create a mechanism for improving services. Such decomposition allows in each subsystem of the mechanism for the provision of services to determine the factors that affect the increase in services in the flow of goods.