FACTORS OF INCREASING LABOR PRODUCTIVITY OF RUSSIAN MANUFACTURERS OF AUTO COMPONENTS

Abstract

This work is devoted to the analysis of the activities of Russian manufacturers in the market of auto components, in particular labor productivity as the main characteristic of competitiveness. The work identifies the problems of domestic manufacturers of automotive components, identifies the main reasons for the lag in labor productivity of Russian companies from foreign ones, and also suggests ways to increase it through the introduction of lean manufacturing tools or product differentiation. The data for the calculation were the materials of enterprises participating in the national project “Labor Productivity”. Purpose: determination of factors causing the existence of lag in labor productivity of Russian and foreign manufacturers of auto parts and ways to increase it. Method or methodology of the work: analytical, systemic and comparative approaches were used to identify key industry problems and their causes, as well as a set of methods of economic and statistical analysis for the quantitative assessment of the conclusions drawn. Results: the main problems of Russian manufacturers of automotive components are formulated and ways to solve them are proposed. Practical implications: the results can be applied to economic entities engaged in the production of auto components in the development of a strategy to increase labor productivity.

Keywords

• автокомпоненты
• производительность труда
• дифференциация продукта
• оптимизация затрат
• бережливое производство