The article examines the theoretical and practical foundations of developing a system for optimizing import activity within enterprises. The essence of the definition ‘optimization of import activity’ is defined as a process aimed at improving the management of foreign economic operations in order to minimize costs, enhance efficiency, adaptability, and competitiveness under conditions of global market transformation.
In today’s environment of globalisation and integration of world markets, effective management of import processes is critical for both government agencies and individual enterprises. The article discusses graphical methods that can be used to describe and analyse import processes with a view to their further optimisation. Particular attention is paid to grid modelling as an effective method of visualisation and management of import processes. A literature review is carried out and the effectiveness of using grid models in logistics processes is proved.