Cenological approach in industrial ecosystem research in transition to industry 5.0

Abstract

The concept of industrial ecosystems and cenological theory are co-evolutionary, since they are based on the similarity of living, non-living and artificial things. At the present time there are no works proving the functioning of industrial ecosystems as cenosis, the hypothetical possibility of applying the cenological approach to the study of industrial ecosystems. This determines the relevance of the research. The purpose of the work is to form a theoretical basis for the use of the cenological approach in the study of industrial ecosystems at the present stage of their development, characterized by the use of digital technologies and the transition to Industry 5.0. The main method of research was a rating analysis based on the initial data of the digitalization index of 20 enterprises - leaders of the industrial ecosystem for the year 2021. It was concluded that the industrial ecosystem of digital leaders has formed as a new type of cenosis - the industrial cenosis. Consideration of the law of rank distribution is a management condition for the functioning of the industrial ecosystem, allows to optimize its composition in order to achieve the ideal set of actors and increase stability.