The article deals with the current stage of modernization of the industrial sector of the economy and development strategies aimed at improving productivity in enterprises in the region. The purpose of the study: identification and analytical review of the main problems of increasing productivity in industrial enterprises of the Rostov region; definition and systematization of strategic directions of problem solving, taking into account the accumulated positive experience of the regional business community. The main methods of research are analysis and synthesis, analysis of statistical data, observation and synthesis.Specific examples of the successful use of the proposed management tools within the industrial enterprises of the largest region of Russia - the Rostov region are given. This region produces about 28% of the industrial output of the entire southern Federal district, while the growth rate of the main indicators of its socio-economic development is higher than the national average. It is concluded that in the region under consideration there are all the prerequisites for the implementation of the regional program "increasing productivity and employment support in the Rostov region" for 2018-2025 on the basis of the introduction of advanced information, innovative management technologies in production.

Keywords: management, socio-economic system, modernization, industrial sector, labor productivity, region, strategies, management models, management tools