ENERGY TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION OF PRODUCTION AS FACTOR OF BUSINESS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Energotechnological modernization of production is a prerequisite for the functioning and development of industrial enterprises in the competitive environment. Most large companies have already developed the tools of planning and project and process implementation in the field of modernization. Small and mediumsized enterprises, on the contrary, do not pay enough attention to this kind of issues and lack methodological approaches to energy-technological modernization. In this regard, the article suggests a methodological approach to energy-technological production modernization based on two fundamental principles: efficiency and complexity. During the planning phase of production modernization one of the key stages is the identification and assessment of economic effects, which will enable businesses to create additional cash reserves, as well as form background transition to a new level of company production and development that consolidates a stable position with respect to competing companies. Within the frames of production modernization economic efficiency evaluation, an optimization model for predicting repair costs enables small businesses to improve the accuracy of calculation and output cost prediction. The suggested methodological approach was tested in the company "BAM", LLC (Russia). The implementation of this approach enables to generate the preconditions for permanent positive changes, aiming at expansion and maintenance of company`s competitive advantages.