Abstract

Organisations providing international transportation, shipping and forwarding services are exposed to risk in every stage of making business whether it is recognised and managed, addressed in a cursory manner, or altogether ignored. In order to understand the risk that exists, companies can proactively assess the probability and impact of risk in advance, or reactively discover risk after a detrimental event occurs. Operations in the logistics process are subject to the risk of disruptions that enterprises try to minimise. The purpose of this study is to explore, analyse, and derive common themes on mathematical risk assessment techniques. The article presents the application of this method in the domain of international freight wheeled transport. Assessing risk, including appraising its likelihood of occurrence, exposure, likely triggers, and likely loss, is a critical step in managing the risk inherent in this type of companies. Findings from this research indicate that organisations can assess the risk with simple and affordable techniques.

Keywords: risk management in logistics processes, logistics process, mathematical risk assessment method, risk, risk concept, logistics

Introduction

The new landscape of the 21st century, with unparalleled advancements and growth, is fraught with a variety of hazards and risks. As multinational companies operate across borderless and timeless dimensions of the international marketplace, coupled with rapid transportation systems where nothing is more certain than a change in the ecosystems, the risk is much higher than it used to be. Every organisation needs to obtain goods and services in order to carry out its objectives and goals. In the European market for land transport of cargo, the most important role is played by shippers who choose road carriers to meet the requirements of the market and customers. The choice of road transport services is not limited only by the advantages of this type of transport, but also by the very low operational and commercial attractiveness of alternative services in this field. Although the European Union's transport policy is aimed at preventing the excessive development of road transport, in order to eliminate the negative impact on the natural environment, so far in Western Europe there is no prospect of limiting the place of road transport below 65%.