USING THE Z-DEMATEL METHOD TO ANALYZE THE PROBLEMS OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OF DOMESTIC MACHINE-BUILDING ENTERPRISES

Abstract

Personnel problems in mechanical engineering are not something new for our country. So, already in the 1990s, this industry was in dire need of qualified personnel, and in 2000, due to the need to increase production volumes, the shortage of personnel began to be felt even more acutely. At present, due to a sharp increase in the state defence order and the need to load the industries adjacent to it, the problem of personnel shortage has its highest levels over the past 30 years. The results of a market survey of managers of about 1000 industrial enterprises, conducted by specialists from the Yegor Gaidar Institute of Economic Policy in April 2023, showed that about one-third of industrial enterprises faced an insufficient number of personnel as one of the main obstacles to increasing the number of products. The purpose of the study is to identify the main factors that entail the problems of managing human resources of Russian machine-building enterprises and difficulties in fulfilling orders. Using a hybrid approach, determine the importance of each factor, their meanings of mutual influence and classify them according to cause-effect. Methods. The factors were identified on the basis of an analysis of the literature and research of the scientific community, the mutual influence of factors was determined using a two-stage survey of experts. The DEMATEL method is used to obtain the weight characteristics of each factor, classify them and determine the mutual influence. This method allows you to study the relationship between the phenomena under consideration through a cause-and-effect diagram. To reduce the uncertainty factor of subjective opinions, the method of Z-numbers, which are presented in the form of triangular numbers, is used. Results. The main factors causing difficulties with the management of human resources are identified, expert opinions are collected to assess the situation of their mutual influence at the present time. The classification of factors into causes and effects is carried out. Conclusion. The results of the study can be applied in practice by the personnel services of machine-building enterprises in the context of the need for urgent recruitment of personnel and advanced training.