Supply Chain Ecosystem for Smart Sustainable City Multifloor Manufacturing Cluster: Knowledge Management Based on Open Innovation and Energy Conservation Policies

Tygran Dzhuguryan, Kinga Kijewska, Stanisław Iwan () and Karina Dzhuguryan
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Tygran Dzhuguryan: Faculty of Economics and Transport Engineering, Maritime University of Szczecin, Wały Chrobrego Street 1-2, 70-507 Szczecin, Poland
Kinga Kijewska: Faculty of Economics and Transport Engineering, Maritime University of Szczecin, Wały Chrobrego Street 1-2, 70-507 Szczecin, Poland
Stanisław Iwan: Faculty of Economics and Transport Engineering, Maritime University of Szczecin, Wały Chrobrego Street 1-2, 70-507 Szczecin, Poland
Karina Dzhuguryan: II General Secondary School Named after Mieszko I in Szczecin, Henryka Pobożnego 2, 70-507 Szczecin, Poland

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 19, 1-28

Abstract: City manufacturing (CM) is a key concept in smart sustainable cities. City multifloor manufacturing clusters (CMFMCs) are an integral part of large urban areas. Although smart sustainable CMFMCs attract growing attention, a major research gap remains. It concerns how different actors drive innovation within their supply chain ecosystems (SCEs). To address this gap, this paper examines the SCE of a CMFMC and knowledge management (KM) mechanisms of open innovation (OI), considering energy conservation (EC) policies. This qualitative study expands the understanding of the spatial configuration and key actors of the SCE of a CMFMC. It also analyses the role of the University Centre for Projects and Innovation (UCPI) as a physical orchestrator. The UCPI fosters innovation activity through KM based on OI and EC. Our findings contribute to the SCE literature by emphasizing the potential of its key actors. We show that an integrated approach to KM based on OI and EC enhances innovation in CMFMCs. This supports the sustainable development of smart cities.

Keywords: smart city; sustainable manufacturing; supply chain ecosystem; knowledge management; open innovation; energy conservation; digital platform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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