Analysis of the impact of assessment of the maturity of the quality management system on the economic efficiency of an industrial enterprise

This article is an empirical continuation of the author’s research cycle devoted to the problem of the nominal functioning of quality management systems at Russian industrial enterprises. The purpose of the study is the practical approbation of the previously developed methodological approach «AMOZ–SMK» based on two railway engineering enterprises. The article presents the results of a qualimetric assessment of the systems’ maturity level and identifies key managerial determinants that hinder the conversion of the organizations’ technical potential into actual effectiveness. Based on the analysis of primary data, the study proves the existence of a significant gap in the levels of organizational development of enterprises despite their identical certification status.