Progressive advance in supply chain management of regional socio-economic development: Conceptual framework and evaluation mechanism

In this work, along with economic factors, considerable attention is paid to the assessment of human potential and the social component of the workforce. Unlike political, economic and investment factors, these elements are subject to changes in the short-run, and are engines of regional development and the most promising of its components. The purpose of the study is to develop a mechanism for assessing the level of regional development and identifying factors affecting this process.