ORGANIZATION EFFICIENCY OF MOBILE FLEETS OFFARM MACHINERY

Abstract

The authors have worked out a methodology for rationalizing the relocation frequency of mobile fleets. The paper presents an economic efficiency evaluation of using a mobile fleet of farm machinery taking into account specific features of agricultural production. It is proposed to combine all machinery employed into two groups, since they require additional expenses for daily moving to work locations and back. An experimental verification of the procedure for substantiating the periodicity and frequency of relocating mobile farm machinery fleet has been carried out and the effectiveness of its use in agricultural production has been confirmed. The authors have introduced a factor of 0.85 to reflect the share of costs in the cost of machine-shifts, accounting for the transportation of machines, obtained the formula and calculated the radius of the optimal range of mobile fleet, which is equal to 173.6 conventional referencehectares. The costs of fleet equipment mounting and dismountinghave been determined, as well as the cost of works for the fleetrelocation, which is equal to 782,960,46 rubles. As a result of the experimental verification of theoretical provisions, the operability and feasibility of determining the periodicity and frequency of farm machinery fleet relocation have been exemplified by the experience gained in the Tambov region. It has been established that a company can get significant financial savings in the amount of 1,012,150.86 rubles (in the basic prices of 2001). In the prices of 2017, the economic effect exceeds 6,072,905.16 rubles.