ISSN-L: 0798-1015   •   eISSN: 2739-0071 (En línea)

Vol. 46 (Nº 04) Año 2025. Art. 22

Recibido/Received: 15/06/2025 • Aprobado/Approuved: 10/07/2025 • Publicado/Published: 30/07/2025
DOI: 10.48082/espacios-a25v46n04p22

Sostenibilidad en cadenas de suministro industriales de manufactura: el papel de la gestión del conocimiento y la innovación

Sustainability in industrial manufacturing supply chains: The role of knowledge manegement and innovation

SANTOS-HERNÁNDEZ, Bertha L. 1
ATILANO-ESCOBAR, Delia N.2
MARTÍNEZ-VILLARREAL, Marisa 3
RODRIGUEZ-SOLIS, Adriana 4

Resumen
El objetivo de este estudio es determinar la relación entre la gestión del conocimiento y la innovación en la sostenibilidad en cadenas de suministro industriales de manufactura. Es un estudio cuantitativo, de alcance explicativo y diseño causal. Los participantes del estudio fueron 200 gerentes, subgerentes, jefes de área de producción, calidad o logística de empresas industriales de manufactura. Se analizaron los datos con ecuaciones estructurales, los resultados evidencian la influencia significativa entre las variables.
Palabras clave: sostenibilidad, gestión del conocimiento, innovación, industria.

Abstract
The objective of this research is to determine the relationship between knowledge management and innovation in sustainability practices in industrial manufacturing supply chains. It is a quantitative study, explanatory in scope and causal in design. The study participants were 200 managers, assistant managers, and heads of production, quality, or logistics departments in industrial manufacturing companies. The data were analyzed using structural equations, and the results show a significant influence between the variables.
Key words: sustainability, knowledge management, innovation, industry.

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1. Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila. Facultad de Administración y Contaduría Unidad Norte. Email: lucy_santoshdz@yahoo.com.mx; santosb@uadec.edu.mx (Autor de correspondencia)

2. Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila. Facultad de Administración y Contaduría Unidad Norte. Email: delia_atilano@uadec.edu.mx

3. Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila. Facultad de Administración y Contaduría Unidad Norte. Email: marisa_martinez@uadec.edu.mx

4.Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila. Facultad de Administración y Contaduría Unidad Norte. Email: Adriana_rodriguez@uadec.edu.mx