The system of managing the competitiveness of machine-building enterprises as a strategic tool regarding the creation and maintenance of their competitive advantages

In the conditions of fierce competition, one of the most important criteria for a country's readiness for the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is an assessment of its industrial competitiveness and the level of innovative development. A competitive machine-building complex is the foundation of ensuring the appropriate level of the country's competitiveness. It is the core of the national economy, which Ukraine's place in the global environment depends on. The machine-building complex is one of the most important economic activity. It occupies a key position in the global economy, determining the pace of technological progress and ensuring the needs of high-tech products in the markets, has a significant impact on ensuring the economic growth of the country, the development of scientific and technological progress and social development. This study aims to improve the competitiveness of machine-building enterprises' management systems, enabling them to maintain and develop their competitive advantages and effectively integrate into the global economic space. The study object is the management system of the competitiveness of machine-building enterprises. The study subject is a set of theoretical, methodical, and applied provisions regarding the formation of an effective management system for the competitiveness of machine-building enterprises as a strategic tool for creating and maintaining their competitive advantages. The main scientific and unique research methods used were theoretical generalization, specification, systematization, analysis and synthesis, systematic approach, and statistical and graphic analysis. Despite the significant achievements of scientists, the theoretical and methodological foundations of the formation of a system for managing the competitiveness of machine-building enterprises, the implementation of which will provide an opportunity to form stable competitive advantages at the enterprise, instantly respond to the challenges of the external environment and effectively integrate into the global economic space, remain insufficiently substantiated. It was emphasized that today, the issue of ensuring and increasing the level of competitiveness of mechanical engineering is a pressing one. An analysis of the current functioning state of Ukraine's processing industry was performed. Problematic aspects regarding ensuring, maintaining, and developing the level of competitiveness of machine-building enterprises are highlighted. The machine-building enterprises competitiveness managing concept was developed using system analysis, based on inductive and systemic approaches. Applying the developed concept in the work practice of enterprises will provide an opportunity to form sustainable competitive advantages, instantly respond to the challenges of the external environment, and integrate into the global economic space.