A critical analysis of the integration of blockchain and artificial intelligence for supply chain.

Charles, V., A. Emrouznejad, T. Gherman (2023) A critical analysis of the integration of blockchain and artificial intelligence for supply chain, Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05169-w. 

 

 

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