Methodology for Assessing the Effectiveness of Outsourcing for Oil Products’ Transportation by Rail

The oil industry in Russia is currently rapidly developing. According to the ratings, Russia is one of the three world leaders in oil production. In early 2020, due to the spread of the epidemic and the restrictions imposed on the world market, there was a sharp drop in oil prices, which negatively affected the income of oil companies, which in turn could not but affect transportation. The choice of the transport mode depends on many factors: on the transported cargo volume, the location of oil refineries and consumers, the degree of the transport infrastructure development. The fall in global oil consumption due to the pandemic, the adoption of the agreement OPEC + to limit production led to the need to reduce the costs of oil companies. The task of reducing the transport component and, accordingly, the costs of operating companies of railway rolling stock for the oil and oil products’ transportation is becoming urgent. This can be achieved by outsourcing some of the work performed by the rolling stock operators. This article discusses the conditions necessary for the termination of work by the forces of the rolling stock operator. A tool for performing such an analysis is presented, and the outsourcing effectiveness is assessed. The use of outsourcing will allow railway rolling stock operators to reduce their costs, focus their efforts on the processes that are core for the company, i.e., on those that directly bring profit.