Process approach to study economic security components of trade enterprises

The article is based on generalization of modern approaches to the classification of business processes, additional classification features of their division are formulated, systematization of types of business processes of a trade enterprise is carried out, the authors’ reference model of business processes for trade enterprises as a basis for ensuring economic security of a business entity is proposed. Since any and all actions of a trade enterprise are accompanied by both the cost of resources and the creation of a certain result, their disbalance disorders economic security. Given that business processes are an effective tool for business management and a prerequisite for economic security of the business entity, we have identified the relationship between the business processes of the enterprise and the components of economic security.