Assessing the impact of external factors on the level of fabricated metal products enterprises compet- itiveness

Today, in science and practice there is virtually no method of assessing the impact of external factors on the level of the enter4prise competitiveness. The article analyzes the combined use of multivariant statistical analysis: principal component analysis and taxonomic method for assessing the impact of external factors on the level of competitiveness of enterprises producing fabricated metal products. A combined approach was used in the calculation of specific factorial indices, the list of which has been developed as a result of the research study. A quantitative assessment of the external factors impact on the meso-level enterprise’s competitiveness has been obtained. Recommendations have been given to the enterprise ?South Electro-Engineeringl Plant? on ways to improve the total level of competitiveness.