The article is devoted to the study of the conceptual foundations of strategic management of the adaptive development of industrial enterprises. The research is based on the idea of taking into account the flexibility of their production and economic system. It has been established that in the conditions of constant transformations of market relations in the world economic space, industrial enterprises are exposed to times of insurmountable difficulties associated with periodically occurring economic crises, and know significant losses from the results of their production and economic activities as a result of the imbalance in the strategic development of technical economic activity. economic system in the context of ensuring the company's flexibility to changes in the external environment. The key aspects of the formation of an effective strategic flexibility management system at the levels of business entities have been studied. A number of problems have been singled out, which in general hinder the strengthening of the competitiveness of industrial enterprises, and, accordingly, support the strategic provision of their adaptive development. Much attention is paid to the process of ensuring strategic competitiveness. The key aspects of the formation of an effective system of strategic management of flexible economic development of industrial sectors have been established. It has been proven that the effectiveness of the strategic sustainability management system of an industrial enterprise is significantly influenced by internal and external factors. Conceptual provisions of strategic management of adaptive development of industrial enterprises are also researched, organized and supplemented in the work.