Research Themes and Publications


Welcome to our curated collection of classic and contemporary publications in the field of Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence (SC-AI). This resource highlights influential research and cutting-edge developments that have shaped, and continue to shape, the intersection of Supply Chain Management and AI.

To help you navigate this evolving landscape, articles are organised into research themes, each with its own dedicated page offering context, summaries, and key insights. Whether you're a researcher, practitioner, or student, we invite you to explore these themes and deepen your understanding of how AI is transforming global supply chains.


Deep Research Agents for Supply Chain

Yunbo Long

Deep research agents leverage large language models and autonomous planning to conduct multi-step supply chain analysis, risk scanning, and supplier due diligence with minimal human intervention.

Federated Learning for Supply Chain

Yunbo Long

Federated learning enables multiple supply chain partners to collaboratively train AI models without sharing raw data, supporting privacy-preserving collaboration, demand forecasting, and risk analytics.

Multi-Agent Systems for Supply Chain

Yunbo Long

Multi-agent systems model supply chains as networks of autonomous decision-makers that coordinate, negotiate, and learn, enabling decentralised optimisation and resilient operations.

Synthetic Data Generation for Supply Chain

Yunbo Long

Synthetic data generation tackles data scarcity, confidentiality, and benchmarking challenges in supply chain research, using generative AI to produce realistic artificial datasets for training, evaluation, and collaboration.

Autonomous Supply Chains

Yunbo Long

Autonomous supply chains (ASCs) transform traditional operations by using AI, IoT, and digital twins for real-time, intelligent decision-making with minimal human input. Explore key research shaping this emerging field.

Delay Prediction

Yunbo Long

Predicting delivery delays using AI and machine learning is critical for supply chain resilience. Explore key publications advancing forecasting methods for logistics and procurement.

Knowledge Graph

Yunbo Long

Knowledge graphs enable structured representation of supply chain relationships, supporting transparency, risk assessment, and intelligent decision-making. Explore key research in this area.

Link Prediction

Yunbo Long

Link prediction methods uncover hidden relationships in supply chain networks, enabling better visibility and risk management. Explore the latest research on network-based supply chain analytics.

Complex Supply Networks

Yunbo Long

Complex network science reveals hidden structural patterns in supply chains, enabling better understanding of resilience, risk propagation, and efficiency. Explore foundational and recent research.

Machine Unlearning

Yunbo Long

Machine unlearning addresses the challenge of selectively removing learned data from AI models, with growing importance for privacy and compliance in supply chain AI systems.

Supply Chain Finance

Yunbo Long

Supply chain finance leverages financial instruments and AI-driven analytics to optimise working capital and manage risk across supply networks. Explore key research in this growing field.