TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of blockchain and smart contracts in autonomous vehicle supply chains
T2 - An experimental design
AU - Arunmozhi, Manimuthu
AU - Venkatesh, V. G.
AU - Arisian, Sobhan
AU - Shi, Yangyan
AU - Raja Sreedharan, V.
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - With the rise of digital sustainable business models in the Autonomous Vehicles (AV) industry, the traditional automakers are undergoing a major restructuring in their key performance areas and associated supply chains processes. Focusing on an innovative AV design (AD) concept, this paper investigates how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain-based Smart Contracts can enhance sustainable supply chain operations. A novel design element, Margin Indicator (MI), is developed to obtain reliable predictive analytics results from the mainstream machine learning algorithms. The proposed approach supports a robust control of costs and energy, while maintaining a high level of transparency in managing decentralized AV supply chain processes, monetary impacts, and environmental sustainability. Testing the developed concept through a preliminary case study, we observed a reduction in energy wastage and hidden financial transactions by 12.48% and 11.58%, respectively. Supported by the rapid advancement in the blockchain and AI technologies, the developed framework is expected to improve product traceability, transaction transparency, and sustainable economic growth for the AV supply chains.
AB - With the rise of digital sustainable business models in the Autonomous Vehicles (AV) industry, the traditional automakers are undergoing a major restructuring in their key performance areas and associated supply chains processes. Focusing on an innovative AV design (AD) concept, this paper investigates how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain-based Smart Contracts can enhance sustainable supply chain operations. A novel design element, Margin Indicator (MI), is developed to obtain reliable predictive analytics results from the mainstream machine learning algorithms. The proposed approach supports a robust control of costs and energy, while maintaining a high level of transparency in managing decentralized AV supply chain processes, monetary impacts, and environmental sustainability. Testing the developed concept through a preliminary case study, we observed a reduction in energy wastage and hidden financial transactions by 12.48% and 11.58%, respectively. Supported by the rapid advancement in the blockchain and AI technologies, the developed framework is expected to improve product traceability, transaction transparency, and sustainable economic growth for the AV supply chains.
KW - Artificial intelligence
KW - Autonomous vehicle
KW - Blockchain
KW - Digital supply chain
KW - Smart contract
KW - Sustainable logistics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85136500537&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.tre.2022.102864
DO - 10.1016/j.tre.2022.102864
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85136500537
SN - 1366-5545
VL - 165
SP - 1
EP - 23
JO - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
JF - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
M1 - 102864
ER -