Identification of structure and features of industrial ecosystems

In modern conditions of widespread digitalization and the introduction of sanctions restrictions, industrial enterprises need to be flexible and timely adapt to the current situation. In this regard, there is an urgent need to develop and implement new innovative ways of doing business, one of which is the creation of industrial ecosystems. The study aimed to analyze the functioning of ecosystems and identify the possible structure and principles of industrial ecosystems functioning. The key hypothesis of the study is the possibility of increasing the efficiency of domestic industrial enterprises by developing methodological support for the creation and functioning of industrial ecosystems in Russia. The methodological basis of the study is represented by the provisions of systems theory, digital economy and the concept of ecosystems. The research was carried out using methods of systematization, comparative and structural analysis. As a result, it presents the author's definition of an ecosystem, a system of principles for the functioning of an industrial ecosystem and the author's model of the composition and structure of industrial ecosystems. The author’s model being atomic in nature reflects the composition of the ecosystem, its interrelations, where the center is a base enterprise, uniting participating enterprises under its brand on the basis of a single digital platform to form a modular customer offer, expand boundaries, and increase competitiveness industry and ensuring the technological sovereignty of the country. The author's model of industrial ecosystems structure makes it possible to analyze the relationships between the elements of the ecosystem, see the composition (of all participants) of the ecosystem, as well as understand the essence of the work of industrial ecosystems from the inside, determine the key aspects of strategic planning and current operational management. The paper focuses on the need to assess the readiness of industrial enterprises for ecosystem transformation as a base enterprise or a participating enterprise, as well as the lack of approaches to assessing the effectiveness of industrial ecosystems functioning, which became a prerequisite for the development of the author’s approach and methodology on this issue. The theoretical significance of the study lies in increasing knowledge in the field of strategic planning and management of industrial enterprises and complexes.