Cooperation and Supply Chains at Defense Industry Enterprises: Management Features and Risks of the Modern Environment

The research is aimed at analyzing the management problems of cooperation and the organization of supply chains in the military-industrial complex in the context of increasing geopolitical instability, sanctions restrictions and technological dependence. Increased attention to this topic is associated with the identified vulnerability of defense supplies to external shocks and the limited readiness of existing management models for crisis modes of operation. The purpose of the work is to identify the features of defense supply chain management and forms of enterprise cooperation, taking into account the risks of the modern environment. The research solves the tasks of analyzing the structure of defense chains, considering domestic and international cooperative mechanisms, as well as systematizing management risks and ways to minimize them. The scientific significance of the research is determined by the development of a structured interpretation of the relationship between the architecture of cooperation and the sustainability of defense industry supply chains. The practical value of the work is related to the possibility of applying the findings in the formation of management decisions in the field of industrial policy and economic security. The main results confirm the need to move from focusing on short-term efficiency to managing acceptable redundancy and transparency of cooperative relationships. The scientific novelty lies in the integration of managerial and institutional approaches to the risk analysis of defense supply chains.

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