The role of Artificial Intelligence networks in sustainable supply chain finance for foodand drink industry

Citation

Olan F, Liu S, Suklan J, Jayawickrama U & Arakpogun EO (2022) The role of Artificial Intelligence networks in sustainable supply chain finance for foodand drink industry. International Journal of Production Research, 60 (14), pp. 4418-4433. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2021.1915510

Abstract
In the last decade, food and drink supply chain management has become an important part of global operations strategy. The global food and drink industries (FDIs) is establishing supply chain operations across countries as a result of increasing demand, this expansion has created challenges in coordinating operations that connect multi-suppliers, one as such is the financial enabler for the multi-layered supply chain network. However, literature on artificial intelligence (AI) in FDIs is limited, this study explores AI theory in supply chain networks and alternative supply chain financing for the FDIs. This study proposes a new conceptual framework based on theoretical contributions identified through literature, a conceptual framework is established and further developed to a meta-framework. This study explored the set-theoretic comparative approach for data analysis, the outcomes of this research suggest that the probable contributions of supply chain networks driven by AI technologies provide a sustainable financing stream for the food and drink supply chain.

Keywords
Artificial intelligence; food and drink industries; supply chain finance; sustainability; supply networks

Journal
International Journal of Production Research: Volume 60, Issue 14