Swarm Intelligence Technique for Supply Chain Market in Logistic Analytics Management

Swarm Intelligence Technique for Supply Chain Market in Logistic Analytics Management

Qian Tian, Qingwei Yin, Yagang Meng
DOI: 10.4018/IJISSCM.305845
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Abstract

Supply chain management has become increasingly important as an academic subject due to globalization developments contributing to massive production-related benefits reallocation. The huge volume of data produced in the global economy means that new tools must be created to manage and evaluate the data and measure organizational performance worldwide. Smart technologies such as swarm intelligence and big data analytics can help get clear data of the location, condition, and environment of products and processes at any time, anywhere to make smart decisions and take corrective schedules that the supply chain can run more effectively. This study proposes the swarm intelligence modeling-based logistic analytics management (SIMLAM) in service supply chain market. A generalized structure for swarm intelligence implementation in supply chain management is suggested, which is advantageous to industry practitioners. Different deterministic methods practically fail due to the intrinsic computational complexity of the problem of higher dimensions.
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The supply chain market is a supplier chain on which an organization produces marketing materials to market its products and services (Manogaran et al.2020). The supply chain is a network between the company products and its providers to distribute a product to the greatest buyer. The supply chain often provides the necessary steps for bringing the product or service to the customer from its original condition (Pournader et al.2020). The entire process of manufacture and sale of commercial goods, from the supply of materials through the production of the goods through their distribution and sale, is defined as a supply chain (Manogaran et al.2020). Every company that expects to compete must successfully manage supply chains. Supply chain management (SCM) can increase customer service, trimmed operating costs, and improve its financial position (Govindan et al.2019).

Further advantages include reduced inventory costs, a better share of information between partners, better integration of processes, and enhanced quality (Yu et al.2020). The supply chain integrates product innovation techniques, automated logistics, manufacturing processes, and demand forecasts (Kauffmann et al, 2020). An effective and optimized supply chain is essential. It will result in dramatically lower costs and shorter output times if handled properly (Awaysheh et al.2019). SCM deals with production, sourcing, processing, procurement, logistics, and more supply chain operations. Without it, businesses face cutting back their clients and losing competitive advantage in their respective markets (Gholizadeh et al.2020). SCM's challenge is that the various requirements extend to all supply chain stakeholders, resulting in different restrictions and goals (Ramasamy et al.2019). The limits would apply to plant capability, market satisfaction, inventory balance, plant interdependence, transportability, and optimizing benefit by opening up the optimal number of plants, ensuring the optimum supply of material, etc. (Bag et al.2020; Khan et al.2020). This leads to challenges in optimizing a particular member since it will hinder another member's effectiveness in the supply chain adversely (Kamble et al.2020).

Logistics Management is part of the supply chain process. From the source to the consumption point of view, plans, implements, and tracks effective, efficient flow and storage of products, services, and related data to satisfy consumers' needs (Khan et al.2020; Raut et al.2019). The organization and execution of a complex operation are normally detailed in logistics. The control of goods' movement from production to consumption in the general business context is logistics to fulfill clients' or businesses' needs (Gao et al.2020; Raut et al.2019). Tangible objects, such as tools, equipment and services, and food and other consumables, may be included in logistics resources (Jiang et al.2017). Logistics Management forms a part of the SCM and planning, implementing, and monitoring effectual, efficient forward and reverse flow and storage between points of origin and consumption of goods and services to comply with customers' requirements (Chu et al.2020). The modern supply chain must adapt to address emerging demands and problems in the supply chain, and supply chain management must prepare accordingly to ensure it smoothly (Al-Turjman etal.2020). A combination of customer demands, more market paths, global uncertainties, and other considerations produces huge obstacles around the supply chain network (Jolfaei et al.2019). The entire operating flow in a warehouse, product receipt, shipping, order handling, and export distribution requires logistic firms' visibility (Abbasi et al.2020). There are dynamic demand growth, longer and more diverse supply chains, and a shift in consumer preferences concerning delivery times and service quality (Sundhari et al.2020). The collective action of autonomous, self-organized networks, natural or artificial, is swarm intelligence (SI). SI networks normally contain a population of modest agents communicating locally with each other and their environments (Baskar et al.2019).

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