Effective supply chain management as a way to improve production process productivity

 The relevance of this research is due to the increasing role of effective Supply Chain Management (SCM) in improving the productivity of production processes of enterprises, especially in the context of economic instability. Efficient SCM significantly impacts the competitiveness, resilience and sustainable development of industrial enterprises, necessitating deep theoretical and empirical research in this area. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of effective SCM on the productivity of production processes of industrial enterprises based on the identification and quantitative analysis of key factors that determine SCM effectiveness and directly impact productivity metrics. The methodological basis of the research was theoretical analysis and empirical assessment using regression analysis based on the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model and Sink and Tuttle performance measurement model. Empirical data were collected from six Syrian industrial enterprises over a five-year period, from 2019 to 2024. The study yielded the following new results. A significant positive relationship between effective SCM and productivity growth in the production process were theoretically substantiated and empirically confirmed. A significant positive impact of the reliability of supply chains (efficiency of deliveries) and the added value of employee productivity on the overall level of production productivity of enterprises has been identified and quantified. At the same time, it has been established that such factors as order fulfillment time and asset turnover do not have a statistically significant impact on production productivity. Additionally, the research successfully developed and validated a comprehensive regression model, demonstrating the combined effect of the identified influential factors, explaining over 84% of the variability in the productivity performance of industrial enterprises. The practical significance of this research lies in the development of specific recommendations aimed at enhancing strategic SCM practices. Specifically, the recommendations suggest focusing the efforts of enterprises on increasing reliability and increasing added value due to personnel productivity, which optimizes the entire production process. The study concludes that strategically oriented and carefully managed supply chains play a pivotal role in increasing production productivity. Directions for further research include deeper exploration of the strategic integration of digital solutions, automation technologies and the strengthening of cooperative relationships among supply chain stakeholders, as these are anticipated to become critical determinants of future industrial competitiveness and operational resilience.