THEORY OF LIMITS IN THE FUNCTIONING OF SCIENTIFIC AND PRODUCTION ENTERPRISES

Abstract

Background. The article deals with the theory of constraints in relation to the specifics of the functioning of research and production enterprises. The trends in the work of the research and production sphere are analyzed. The purpose of the article is to systematize scientific approaches to the application of the theory of constraints for the work of research and production enterprises, to identify trends in their development and to develop systemic characteristics of the "bottlenecks" in the innovation activity of research and production enterprises. Materials and methods. The information base of the study was the theory of the firm, the theory of organization of industrial production, technological theory, the theory of cluster models, the theory of lean production, and the theory of innovation. Official statistics were used as the statistical base. The time series for comparative assessment was 2017–2022. Description, comparative and comparative analysis, time series analysis, descriptive statistics methods, trend analysis, regression analysis, methods of analysis, synthesis and generalization are used as research methods in the article. Results. The stages of work with "bottlenecks" in the theory of constraints for research and production enterprises are systematized. A classification of limitations ("bottlenecks") of innovative activity of research and production enterprises has been developed. Conclusions. The fundamental difference of the proposed approach lies in the improvement of the methodological foundations for determining and eliminating restrictions of a different nature in the functioning of research and production enterprises.

Keywords

• theory of constraints
• research and production enterprise
• innovations
• research and development costs
• design work