Design and Economic Evaluation of an Integrated Information System for Agricultural Transport Automation

Transport logistics in medium-sized agricultural enterprises is frequently managed using manual planning tools, fragmented monitoring mechanisms, and non-integrated documentation systems. This results in limited data visibility, inefficient route coordination, increased labor intensity, and elevated operational costs. Existing research addresses route optimization, GPS monitoring, and Logistics 4.0 concepts separately, but lacks integrated system architectures tailored to farm-level transport environments with structured economic validation. This study proposes an integrated client–server information system for agricultural transport automation based on AS-IS to TO-BE process transformation. The system architecture combines automated route planning, real-time vehicle monitoring, electronic document management, and analytical reporting within a unified digital environment. Business process reengineering was performed using IDEF0 and structured decomposition modeling to eliminate redundant manual operations and integrate logistics workflows. Comparative cost analysis demonstrates a reduction of approximately 50% in daily operational logistics expenses. Annual savings reach approximately 15,300 USD, with an estimated payback period of about two years. The results confirm that process-oriented system integration provides a technically feasible and economically justified solution for digital transformation of transport operations in medium-sized agricultural enterprises.