Assessment of reserves of innovative development of a coal-mining production association and the impact of organizational and economic relations on their use

Relevance. Within a market economy, some factors are constantly changing that affect prices, demand, supply, and the competitive environment, which greatly complicates the assessment and forecasting of development opportunities. At the same time, when formulating a strategy for innovative development and implementing the goals of an enterprise, it is impossible to do without reserves determination that can become a source of resource allocation for increasing the social attractiveness and competitiveness of an enterprise. Purpose of the study: to assess the reserves of innovative development of the coal-mining production association and to identify the impact of organizational and economic relations on their use. Methods of the study. In the course of the study, systemic and process approaches were used. To assess the reserves of innovative development, methods of comparison, timing observations, benchmarking, and statistical analysis were used. The dependence of the efficiency of using the production potential of a coal-mining production association on organizational and economic relations was formed using expert estimates, mathematical modeling, and statistical analysis. Results and practical relevance of the research. A system of indicators is proposed for assessing the reserves of innovative development of a coal-mining production association, including the coefficient of adaptation reserves (reflecting the possibility of increasing the efficiency of using the production potential of the association) and the progressiveness of technical and technological support (reflecting the growth reserves due to changes in technical and technological support). The application of the proposed indicators made it possible to establish that the efficiency of using the existing potential can be increased 1.39–1.52 times for various processes at the SUEK open-pit mining enterprises. Growth reserves, due to the possibilities of new technical and technological support of transportation excavation processes, amounted to 1.85 times relative to the achieved level. Conclusions. Organizational and economic relations are a relevant factor in the efficiency of using the production potential of a coal-mining production association, and their influence is described by a power-law increasing function. The revealed dependence makes it possible to increase the validity of choosing the most beneficial strategy for innovative development of a coal-mining production association from the perspective of stakeholders for realizing significant reserves and achieving the required efficiency of using its potential.