Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence integration in Supply Chains: A systematic review

Subject Areas : Artificial Intelligence Tools in Software and Data Engineering

Neda Roustaei ^{1 *} , Hasan Dehghan Dehnavi ² , Mohammad Dehghan Tezerjani ³

1 - Department of Industrial Management, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran
2 - دانشیار،گروه مدیریت صنعتی، واحد یزد، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، یزد ، ایران.
3 - Department of Industrial Management, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran

Received: 2025-01-29 Accepted : 2025-04-15 Published : 2025-06-09

Keywords: Artificial intelligence, Blockchain, Supply Chain,

Abstract :

Artificial intelligence and blockchain are among the most popular technologies. Combine the two technologies also harbors manifold potentials. For instance, blockchain can help address specific AI-related difficulties, and vice versa, AI offers opportunities to improve the blockchain’s mining process, or smart contracts. The fusion of blockchain and artifcial intelligence (AI) marks a paradigm shift in supply chain, ensuring data privacy, and facilitating secure data transmission. This study through a systematic literature review, analyze the impact of artificial intelligence and blockchain on each other and then provides a comprehensive analysis of the integration of blockchain and artificial intelligence in supply chains and demonstrates their role in enhancing security and transparency in the field of supply chain management. In particular, supply chain is one of the areas that have been shown to benefit tremendously from blockchain and AI, by enhancing information and process resilience, enabling faster and more cost-efficient delivery of products, and augmenting products’ traceability, among others. This research aims to investigate the current studies on the integration of blockchain and AI in supply chain and our analysis of 30 English-language articles published between 2018 and 2024 identifies a number of research challenges and opportunities.

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