Import Substitution – an Escape or a Trap?

Nov. 13, 2014 - PRLog -- On October 1-3 the XVIII International forum “Russian Industrialist” and the VII “Saint Petersburg International Innovation forum” took place in Saint-Petersburg. Public authorities, businessmen, young entrepreneurs, inventors, as well as those who are interested in modern technologies and innovations participated in these events.

Miroslav Zolotarev, the Head of ACEX Group, took part in several round-table discussions within the scope of the forum: “Import substitution: hidden reserves,” and “Industrial parks – industrial infrastructure development system.”

The mentioned events were organized jointly with the Russian engineering union and Innovation group of companies “Soyuz Invest.”

The modern stage of domestic economy development is characterized by the stable growth of production volume, investment process activation, economy globalization what promotes increase of demand for volume and quality of all kinds of transport services.

Can domestic products and capacity be competitive? Do Russian entrepreneurs have a sufficient number of production and professional staff resources? Are present-day companies ready for total import substitution under the economic sanctions condition? The participants of a business forum program tried to find answers to these questions and connections between industry, innovations and transport as well as exchange practical solutions.

The Head of ACEX Alliance made a report on the complex approach to the logistics for domestic companies: “United transport capacity, infrastructure resources and professional personnel of several tens of logistics companies from main Russian regions will help to deliver cargo from point A to point B in time, reduce production price, widen coverage area, and provoke competition to transnational companies,” offered Miroslav Zolotarev.

A comparative analysis of outsourced logistics services development in the territory of Russia and European logistics operators was made at the conference. The presentation contained concrete positive examples of expenses' optimization for manufacturing companies having transferred their logistics flows to outsource using the large logistics companies in their regions. All examples were based on real business-cases and practical solutions executed within the framework of the international logistics alliance.

The following members were among business forum participants: Kirill Soloveitchik, Saint-Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice-President; Yuri Boldyrev, member of MEF organizing committee; Valery Polovinkin, Chairman of Expert committee on the Higher Attestation Commission for navy and shipbuilding problems; Pavel Plavnik, Chairman of “Zvezda”; Alexander Korotkov, Deputy CEO, “Avangard”; Kirill Maslennikov, Deputy Chairman of Saint Petersburg regional office “SoyuzMash”, Stanislav Nevzorov, Chairman of “Soyuz-invest’ (Innovative group of companies); Mikhail Erofeev, General Director of MMK Ust-Luga and other leaders of the biggest manufacturing, transport, legal and trade companies.

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It is the first Russian Worldwide Logistics Alliance which combines independent Russian and foreign forwarders. Its goal is to develop joint business in the field of logistics and customs clearance in the territory of Russia and the CIS countries. The members of the Alliance are the strongest and experienced forwarding companies form different countries of the world. Additional information of the Alliance, ACEX Conference, event program and its location you can get by e-mail gpn@acex.net , acex@acex.net  or on the web-page of the ACEX Alliance Conference www.acexgroup.net .