International information system as the basis for improving the efficiency of supply chains

The research focuses on the international supply chains of goods, namely the process of servicing them with an economic information system with a high degree of visualization and detail. The object of the study is information systems of international logistics. The paper aims to form the principles and elements of a universal information system for international chains of supply of goods. As a hypothesis, a provision is put forward to improve the efficiency of logistics using the developed system. The main methods used in the study are the systematization of the conditions of international supply chains of goods and factor analysis for the introduction into the system of quantitative indicators of factors that most actively affect international commodity flows. It has been shown that the currently available information systems in international logistics have a number of disadvantages: they do not contain universal data for the entire supply chain, only collect and provide information, but do not allow management decisions. The main list of data for the formation of the proposed information system has been determined. The paper shows the possibilities of introducing factor analysis correction factors into the information system. They clarify the probability of a parallel or counter commodity flow, that is, determine the level of risk for a particular chain. The study presents a block diagram of the economic information system. Additional recommendations are given to improve the efficiency of international supply chains of goods based on the developed information system. In particular, it is proposed to introduce the terms «primary producer» and «end consumer» which will serve the basis for forming international supply chains for goods bypassing monopolistic logistics centers of economically developed countries. The author's future plans include the creation of a computer program based on the developed information system.