Traveling salesman problem in the function of freight transport optimization

The use of modern information technology means in solving the traveling salesman problem to optimize the routing of freight transportation in international traffic is motivated in this article. The process of solving the traveling salesman problem is automated by modern information technology means, in particular the Delphi Software and the function "Search Solution" in the Microsoft Office Excel table processor. The existing requirements and restrictions on the specificity and dimension of the problem are considered as well.