Cluster analysis of innovative potential meat processing plants
Justify the use of cluster analysis for investigating the activities of meat processing plants, identified the advantages and disadvantages of using. The algorithm of cluster analysis. Selected indicators for the analysis grouped in special groups: assessment of financial stability, liquidity, profitability, business activity, evaluation of innovation. Conducted cluster analysis allowed to group the meat processing enterprises of the Lugansk region in clusters on the level of innovation potential. Built horizontal tree dendrogram of the investigated companies. Complex application reviewed and iterative agglomerative cluster analysis methods will achieve the best results of innovative potential assessment meat processing plants and to develop recommendations for further improvement.