Integrated AI, IoT, and Blockchain for Enhancing Security and Traceability in Perishable Logistics
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The perishability of food products in the supply chain poses a significant challenge in ensuring quality and safety. Inefficient monitoring of temperature, humidity, and storage time results in substantial economic losses and increased health risks. Traditional traceability systems rely on manual audits or essential IoT platforms that lack predictive capabilities, leading to delayed anomaly detection and inefficient intervention. Blockchain-based solutions improve transparency but primarily focus on record verification rather than active anomaly detection and automated decision-making. This study proposes an integrated system combining Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and blockchain to optimize food traceability through real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and secure decentralized record management. The system deploys smart sensors across storage and transportation units to continuously collect environmental data, which is processed by a deep learning model trained to detect deviations with 92.4 % accuracy. Detected anomalies trigger automated responses via smart contracts in a blockchain network, ensuring immediate corrective actions while maintaining immutable audit records. Results demonstrate a 64.3 % reduction in response time, improving reaction efficiency to critical storage failures. Additionally, false positive alerts decreased by 73.1 %, optimizing operational efficiency and minimizing unnecessary interventions. The blockchain implementation reduced storage overhead by 76.9%, ensuring scalability and long-term feasibility. This research establishes a foundation for intelligent, automated food supply chain management, demonstrating that integrating AI, IoT, and blockchain enhances safety, reduces waste, and optimizes logistics. Future work will focus on improvements in large-scale deployment and computational efficiency to refine this innovative approach.
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