RA03-2025 Supply Chain

THEMATIC AREA: AI and Supply Chain

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Leveraging AI for Supply Chain Resilience, Control Tower Optimization, and Knowledge Management: Delving into the complex role of Generative AI Technologies

Reference No. of the Track: 09

Short Description:
As global supply chains continue to grow in complexity, organizations must adapt to an increasingly volatile and unpredictable environment (Faggioni et al., 2023; 2024). Events like the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine-Russia war and so on have revealed vulnerabilities in supply chain systems, spurring the adoption of advanced technologies to bolster…

Keywords:
Supply chain management, resilience, AI, generative AI, control towers, knowledge-driven supply chain

Organizers:

Francesca Faggioni, Roma Tre University, Italy
Marco Valerio Rossi, Roma Tre University, Italy

Exploring the Impact of Technological Innovation on the Social Sustainability of Agrifood Supply Chains

Reference No. of the Track: 13

Short Description:
The modern agrifood industry is pressured to address paramount sustainability challenges. Governments require agrifood companies to comply with regulations and actively contribute to the sustainable development of the industry and society (Pietrzyck et al., 2021). Consumers demand greater transparency and safety from agrifood supply chains (Sharma et al., 2023)….

Keywords:
Agrifood / Technology / Social sustainability / Blockchain / Artificial Intelligence / Internet of Things

Organizers:

Roberto Mauriello, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Simplice Asongu, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies, Belgium
Livio Cricelli, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Kaliyan Mathiyazhagan, Thiagarajar School of Management, India
Serena Strazzullo, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Decision Support Methods for Food Waste Reduction in Agri-Food Supply Chain. The KILOWATT Project.

Reference No. of the Track: 15

Short Description:
The track aims to collect contributions that fuel the academic debate on one of the biggest issues that companies in the agri-food supply chain face every day, namely the management of fresh products and their perishability. The shelf life, an element that becomes crucial in the case of fresh…

Keywords:
Supply chain agri-food, multi-criteria models, optimization models, organizational models

Organizers:

Gerarda Fattoruso, University of Foggia, Italy
Massimo Squillante, University of Sannio, Italy
Antonio Violi, University of Sannio, Italy

Knowledge Management in Supply Chains

Reference No. of the Track: 24

Short Description:
In technological transformations Industry 5.0 should bring us towards a sustainable, humancentric and resilient European industry (European Commission, 2021). Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Knowledge Management (KM) are two management concepts that aim to support the company in its efforts to efficiently meet the requirements of a fast-changing world,…

Keywords:
Knowledge Management, knowledge sharing, holistic perspective, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management

Organizers:

Lena Aggestam, University West, Sweden
Ann Svensson,University West, Sweden
Leif-Magnus Jensen,University West, Sweden