Innovative Supply Chain Management Via Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence

This book focuses on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models on supply chain operations in industry 4.0. The chapters illustrate the AI and ML models for all functional areas of operations in SCM. The book also includes examples using ML models like handling supply-to-demand imbalances, triggering automated responses, and reinforcing customer relationships. It describes the evolution of blockchain technology coupled with the ability to automate business logic for the transparency of goods, infrastructure, products, and licenses in software. The book also includes case studies that provide a problem statement and industry overcome by applying ML and AI technologies. This book is suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates, industrial professionals, business executives, entrepreneurs, and freelancers to encourage practical learning on AI and ML algorithms in SCM 4.0. Additionally, this book will provide computer science and information system professionals with the latest technologies embedded in the corporate world.

本書專注於人工智慧（AI）和機器學習（ML）模型對工業4.0中供應鏈運營的影響。各章節展示了AI和ML模型在供應鏈管理（SCM）各功能領域的應用。本書還包括使用ML模型的示例，如處理供需不平衡、觸發自動化回應和加強客戶關係。它描述了區塊鏈技術的演進，以及將業務邏輯自動化以實現軟體中商品、基礎設施、產品和許可證的透明度。本書還包括案例研究，提供問題陳述和應用ML和AI技術解決的行業案例。本書適合本科生、研究生、工業專業人士、企業高管、創業者和自由職業者，以鼓勵在SCM 4.0中實踐學習AI和ML算法。此外，本書將為計算機科學和信息系統專業人員提供嵌入企業世界的最新技術。

Chiranji Lal Chowdhary is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Technology & Engineering at VIT University, where he has been since 2010. He received a B.E. (CSE) from MBM Engineering College at Jodhpur in 2001, and M. Tech. (CSE) from the M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology at Bangalore in 2008. He received his Ph.D. from the VIT University Vellore in 2017. From 2006 to 2010 he worked at M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology in Bangalore, eventually as a Lecturer. His research interests span both computer vision and image processing. Much of his work has been on images, mainly through the application of image processing, computer vision, pattern recognition, machine learning, biometric systems, deep learning, soft computing, and computational intelligence. He has given a few invited talks on medical image processing. Professor Chowdhary is editor/co-editor of more than 7 books and is the author of over fifty articles on computer science. He published two patents deriving from his research.

Logan Chella is Chief Executive Officer of Cyber Innovations LLC and an entrepreneur in the US Technology practice. A technology leader and visionary with over 25 years of experience in technology innovation and implementation, he is focused on helping clients transform the way they deliver their missions/businesses through technology. He is responsible for producing cross-industry tech trends research on emerging and disruptive technology that impacts organizations in the near term. He also oversees the portfolio of emerging offerings within technology incubation function including areas like artificial intelligence, quantum computing, IoT, and more. Logan is a trusted advisor to senior US federal executives on the latest technologies enabling them to take advantage of the benefits of emerging technologies. Logan holds a graduate degree from Chennai University and has several master certifications in the USA including Harvard Business School. Logan is also a renowned thought leader in the Federal Information Technology industry and has published studies and white papers. Before his career with cyber innovations, Logan worked for Deloitte Consulting providing IT management and consulting services, and for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) as Senior Architect where he led various innovative solutions to transform the global banking industry to the 21st-century services. Logan is a strong proponent of green energy; he commissioned India's first solar power plant as part of the National Solar Mission in 2010.

Kumaresan Perumal is a Senior Assistant Professor in the School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE) at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Vellore, India. He received his Bachelor's (ECE) and Ph.D. degree (CSE) from VIT and master's degree (CSE) from Anna University, Chennai. He has extensive expertise in academia and research. His research areas include IoT, WBAN, cloud computing, machine learning, deep learning, supply chain management, and robotic process automation. He has published several research papers in international journals and conferences. He has got his innovation patented on IoT-based Signature Robot. He is a life member of the CSI.

Chiranji Lal Chowdhary是VIT大學資訊科技與工程學院的副教授，自2010年以來一直在該校任職。他於2001年在Jodhpur的MBM工程學院獲得了計算機科學與工程學士學位，並於2008年在班加羅爾的M.S. Ramaiah技術學院獲得了計算機科學與工程學碩士學位。他於2017年在VIT大學維洛爾分校獲得了博士學位。從2006年到2010年，他在班加羅爾的M.S. Ramaiah技術學院工作，最終擔任講師。他的研究興趣涵蓋了計算機視覺和圖像處理。他的許多工作都是關於圖像的，主要通過應用圖像處理、計算機視覺、模式識別、機器學習、生物特徵系統、深度學習、軟計算和計算智能等方法。他曾就醫學圖像處理發表過幾次邀請演講。Chowdhary教授是7本書的編輯/共同編輯者，並且是計算機科學領域的50多篇文章的作者。他發表了兩項與他的研究相關的專利。

Logan Chella是Cyber Innovations LLC的首席執行官，也是美國科技行業的企業家。作為一位技術領導者和有著超過25年技術創新和實施經驗的願景家，他致力於幫助客戶通過技術改變他們交付任務/業務的方式。他負責對即將對組織產生影響的新興和顛覆性技術進行跨行業技術趨勢研究。他還監督技術孵化功能中的新興產品組合，包括人工智能、量子計算、物聯網等領域。Logan是美國聯邦高級執行官的信任顧問，使他們能夠利用新興技術的好處。Logan擁有印度金奈大學的研究生學位，並在美國擁有哈佛商學院等多個碩士證書。Logan在聯邦資訊技術行業中也是一位著名的思想領袖，並發表了研究和白皮書。在加入Cyber Innovations之前，Logan曾在德勤咨詢公司提供IT管理和咨詢服務，並在全球銀行間金融電信協會（SWIFT）擔任高級架構師，領導各種創新解決方案，將全球銀行業轉型為21世紀的服務。Logan是綠色能源的堅定支持者；他在2010年作為國家太陽能任務的一部分，委託建造了印度的第一個太陽能發電廠。

Kumaresan Perumal是印度Vellore Institute of Technology（VIT）Vellore的資訊技術與工程學院（SITE）的高級助理教授。他在VIT獲得了學士（電子與通信工程）和博士學位（計算機科學與工程），並在金奈Anna大學獲得了碩士學位（計算機科學與工程）。他在學術界和研究領域擁有豐富的專業知識。他的研究領域包括物聯網、無線身體區域網、雲計算、機器學習、深度學習、供應鏈管理和機器人流程自動化。他在國際期刊和會議上發表了多篇研究論文。他的基於物聯網的簽名機器人創新已獲得專利。他是CSI的終身會員。