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How Can e-Grocers Use Artificial Intelligence Based on Technology Innovation to Improve Supply Chain Management?

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Technological Innovation for Applied AI Systems (DoCEIS 2021)

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The digital transformation among grocery sales is in full swing. However, some retailers are struggling to adapt to technological innovation in the grocery industry to achieve digital excellence. The purpose of this article is to analyse artificial intelligence systems applied in e-commerce that could be implemented in online grocery sales. Unlike other online businesses, grocery sales face logistical challenges that differentiate them, such as fresh product conservation and tight delivery times. Through a literature review, this study aims to provide researchers and practitioners with a starting point for the selection of technological innovation to solve e-grocery problems.

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    Mar Vazquez-Noguerol & Carlos Prado-Prado

  2. Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK

    Shaofeng Liu

  3. Research Centre on Production Management and Engineering (CIGIP), Universitat Politècnica de València, Alicante, Spain

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Vazquez-Noguerol, M., Prado-Prado, C., Liu, S., Poler, R. (2021). How Can e-Grocers Use Artificial Intelligence Based on Technology Innovation to Improve Supply Chain Management?. In: Camarinha-Matos, L.M., Ferreira, P., Brito, G. (eds) Technological Innovation for Applied AI Systems. DoCEIS 2021. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 626. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78288-7_14

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