Andrey Voloshin

Bio: Andrey Voloshin is an academic researcher from Siberian Federal University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sustainable development & Agriculture. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 9 publications receiving 12 citations.

The Principles of Sustainable Development as a Form of Structural Transformation

Abstract: Sustainable development today covers not only certain aspects of the environmental and economic aspects of society. The very structure of the economy, in particular the production sphere, as well as the whole society, is changing radically. Moreover, the structure is not only a systemological, but also the category of sustainable development. It acts as the basis of any material phenomenon or process, that is, it serves as a relatively stable basis on which more mobile elements function. Therefore, the closest concept that allows revealing the essence of sustainable development, the problem of cognition of environmental and economic transformations, transformations and their regulation, is the structure. It is by using the disclosure of the structure as a fundamental element of the system of sustainable development that can reveal the factors of deep changes in the economy, under the influence of which the transformation of industry towards modern environmental guidelines, and with it employment, investment, innovation, systems of their state regulation.

Factor Analysis of the Income of the Trade Service Company Based on its Sensitivity Evaluation

Abstract: The issues of improving the methods for analyzing the income of the service company by the example of trade are discussed in the article. The main emphasis in the study is made on the factor analysis of gross income: a classification of factors into overt and latent is proposed for calculating the coefficients of its sensitivity to changes in factors by various methods, for ranking them by significance, and estimating the impact of changes in resource potential on income. The proposed additional areas of revenue analysis will improve the quality of analytical work and allow to take a more informed approach to the development of areas for their growth.

Electronic Wholesale Services: Advantages and Promising Directions of Development

Abstract: It has been demonstrated in the presented study that the use of services plays a key role in the formation of a new type of the competitive economy based on the information technology and involves the innovation of mutually beneficial commercial interactions. Qualitative and quantitative changes in the content, forms, and mechanism of the workflow management have been investigated in the aspect of the main trends in the development of the monetary relations. The search for the modern business technology predetermined the development of the electronic wholesale market and the possibility to improve the convenience of the service of doing business. The subjects of this sector of commodity circulation confirm the efficiency of the formation of economic relations in the segment of online trade services and the prospects of the electronic business. The analysis of the electronic market trade workflow allowed to establish the main trends in its development, to identify the specifics of partnerships, their establishment, and the online implementation of trade procedures through the electronic document workflow. As a result of the study, the authors have established the reasons for the increase in the number of participants of electronic marketplaces, changes in the commodity structure in the corporate procurement sector, the mechanism for reducing purchase prices through electronic auction, and the possibility of optimizing costs and increasing the efficiency of managerial processes in the organization by improving the service automation of business selling processes in a competitive environment. Based on the comparison of the number of auctions conducted and the amount of deals concluded, it has been noted that the largest number of auctions were held in consumer goods, where the average deal value was the least, while the deals of the highest value were in the provision of services, with the lowest proportion of the conducted auctions. The authors of the study have analyzed potential commercial and technological risks and identified the main fraudulent schemes in electronic commerce and measures aimed at preventing or eliminating certain risk factors and conditions of uncertainty of the result. Based on the opinions of the experts, the promising directions for developing the electronic market and electronic wholesale services have been noted in the study, which can be achieved through the creation of independent electronic trading platforms by large industrial corporations, as well as through the use of the information and communication network functions in the internal corporate interaction in large holdings. Combining the capabilities of the marketplaces of the corporate and public procurement sectors and launching a joint service for electronic trading while maintaining established business processes will improve the efficiency of the commercial activities of participating organizations.

The New Industrializing Factor of Russian Economy’s Sustainable Development

Abstract: The large-scale structural transformations of Russian economy – the new industrialization – is a core of its transition to sustainable development. The importance of new industrialization is proved by the possibility of overcoming technical and technological lagging behind the leading countries and expanding deep processing and high-tech industries. Based on the analysis of statistics, the features of structure of economy of Russia are revealed. It is shown that transition to new industrialization is a characteristic of the industrially developed countries of the world and the source of environment-friendly industries’ boosting. The mechanism of the “window of opportunities” implementation when changing technological layers is considered. The hypothesis of a research assumes that opening the “window of opportunities” when replacing the fifth technological layer with the sixth, is a reference point for definition of the directions of strategic transformations in the context of sustainable development and extended environment protection.

Competing Federal Universities as a Platform for Sustainable Development of Mineral Extracting Economy

Abstract: In the context of the transition of mineral extractive economies to sustainable development, the role of scientific and innovative support of this process is increasing. Universities are key components of this structural breakthrough. For the Russian economy, interaction and competition between federal universities are especially important, which, on the one hand, offer new technologies of "green" mining, and on the other, they form a high-tech breakthrough. The authors of the study have analyzed the competitiveness of Russian federal universities based on a developed methodology. This allows them to identify leaders and outsiders among these educational organizations and determine their strengths and weaknesses. The results allow the authors to determine the competitiveness of federal universities based on aggregated indicators that consider the influence of internal and external environment factors. The developed and tested methodology is based on the performance indicators of educational organizations, the "Project 5-100" indicators, and the indicators of international competitiveness.

Self Study Report

Abstract: Sarojini Naidu Government Girls Post Graduate (Autonomous) College, popularly known as Nutan College, is considered as a paradigm of creativity, harbinger of change and a nodal agency for quality sustenance. The College has been a forerunner to venture semester system, comprehensive continuous evaluation, non-traditional methods of teaching & learning, inculcation of value system, personality development, career counseling and a fine tuned Tutor Guardian Cell (Mentor’s Club). Thanks to the Nutan fraternity and a galaxy of our graduates who transformed our tiny strides into a great success. It was even more reinforcing and rewarding to all of us when the state government decided to implement these initiatives at the state level.The preparation of SSR paved way to identify our short falls and we accepted it as an opportunity to work upon and transmute these into real strength. Over the years, the College has exercised the power of autonomy, to the extent allowed by the regulating body, to marginally update the curriculum. The students are permitted to view their valued answer books after declaration of results. ICT has been integrated in teaching, learning and the internet facility has been strengthened and supplemented with Wi-Fi. The academic departments have entered into collaboration and memorandum of understanding with other institutes. The faculty has been recognized and awarded at state and national level. The College has developed a plan for next one decade in the name of VISION 2025. Feedback from students on teachers has been restructured and from teachers on principal has been introduced for the first time Interdisciplinary research work is being promoted, physical infrastructure has been augmented, teachers are using satellite communication for teaching, learning. Consultancy has been initiated and community linked extension activities are being given priority. The students have been given an opportunity for getting experience of real work situation through JOPW.But the quest for excellence is a process that never ends. The pursuit of quality enhancement must go on. We understand one cannot afford to sit upon one’s laurels. The present report is a humble submission of information pertaining to our College for assessment and accreditation. It is not a more plethora of achievements; rather, it is revelation of a path we have adhered to. Let us invite you to reel through the pages and be a part of our legacy. Dr H.K. Garg, Coordinator IQAC & NAAC.

Tools for research and assessment of the consumer market potential in a transformed economy

Abstract: В данной статье на примере Свердловской области рассматриваются актуальные тенденции развития регионального (территориального) российского потребительского рынка в условиях трансформации современной экономики. Нынешнее социально-экономическое развитие территорий характеризуется особым уровнем развития различных сегментов потребительского рынка и системой индикаторов, позволяющих получить реальную картину социально-экономического развития и благосостояния территории (региона). Авторами статьи доказывается, что потребительский рынок — важная сфера экономики любого государства, он является связующим звеном потребления и производства, балансирует спрос и предложение. Современный потребительский рынок — это особая форма организации бизнеса, которая развивается в условиях высокой конкуренции, при этом способствует удовлетворению амбициозных потребностей собственников бизнеса. Актуальность выбранного направления исследования определяется значимой ролью сегментов потребительского рынка в развитии отраслей экономики как отдельной территории, так и государства в целом. С точки зрения экономической концепции переходного периода, потребительский рынок — это обратная сторона товарного производства, основа рыночного хозяйства. Это и обусловило необходимость для более глубокого анализа вопросов, связанных с мониторингом эффективности развития сегментов потребительского рынка региона. Целью проведенных исследований являлась выработка авторской концептуальной позиции по экономическому развитию сегментов потребительского рынка, позволяющей всесторонне оценить потенциал стратегического развития как экономики региона в целом, так и отдельных отраслевых сегментов отдельно взятого субъекта. На основании представленных статистических данных проанализировано современное состояние и развитие потребительского рынка с учетом сложившихся экономических условий хозяйствования региона. Авторами изучены и обобщены теоретические позиции ведущих ученых относительно показателей, позволяющих всесторонне охарактеризовать уровень и потенциал развития экономических субъектов потребительского рынка. В результате исследования выработана концептуальная позиция по набору финансовых инструментов, позволяющих всесторонне оценить результаты финансово-хозяйственной деятельности, а также стратегические возможности отдельных экономических субъектов и отраслевых сегментов потребительского рынка региона.

Models of efficiency of functioning in trading enterprises under conditions of economic growth

Abstract: The article examines the models of efficient functioning of trading enterprises in the conditions of economic development during 2016-2019. It is proved that the criterion for measuring efficiency is the evaluation of static and dynamic efficiency of trade activities, which allows changes in the used assets (resources) to be taken into account, an enterprise’s safety margin to be increased and it testifies to the merger (integration) of diminishing returns and economic fluctuations in modern economic macro and microsystems. The results of measuring the efficiency of trading enterprises ’ activity show that in order to evaluate the efficiency of the functioning of trading enterprises qualitatively and completely, it is necessary to consider all possible factors. Given the existence of Clark ’ s law, the authors substantiate an approach to evaluating the performance based on simple one-factor multiple models, which proves that future studies of finding ways to improve the efficiency, which are mainly aimed at extensive resource changes, will be erroneous, unjustified, and most likely, they will reduce the effectiveness of the resource under study. By specifying and parameterising the function of an enterprise ’ s trade activity in the conditions of economic development, it is possible to evaluate not only the static efficiency of trade activity, but also the impact of the law of diminishing marginal product on the results of the enterprise’s operation. This approach allows us to determine the optimal boundaries of doing business and the most effective marginal size of resource changes to achieve high cost indicators and economic synergy. The article defines clear boundaries between the minimum marginal product ratio (increase in net income relative to the growth in the number of employees) and the maximum average product (productivity) of trading enterprises.

Эколого-экономические аспекты оценки запасов углерода в почвах таежной зоны Западной Сибири

Abstract: The paper deals with the function of the carbon soils of the taiga zone of Western Siberia in the context of ecological and economic valuation of ecosystem services.

Digital Transformation of Mining Enterprises

Abstract: The level of competitiveness of the mining industry is determined primarily by productivity and operational excellence. Digitalization is becoming a determining factor that will enable companies in this field to remain competitive in the future. In the mining industry, the transition to new, more advanced working methods is usually slower due to the scale and complexity of production processes, as well as due to the significant volumes of technological modernization costs. Therefore, some enterprises in this area are not actively using digital technologies. Nevertheless, the world's leading mining companies are investing heavily in the development of modern energy and automation technologies in order to increase production and environmental efficiency, reduce the use of manual labor and energy expences. It is becoming clear that digital technology is opening up new opportunities to dramatically increase productivity and profit margins. The article examines the main directions of digital transformation of mining enterprises, reveals the main opportunities and threats.