The role of Artificial Intelligence networks in sustainable supply chain finance for foodand drink industry

In the last decade, food and drink supply chain management has become an important part of global operations strategy. The\nglobal food and drink industries (FDIs) is establishing supply chain operations across countries as a result of increasing demand,\nthis expansion has created challenges in coordinating operations that connect multi-suppliers, one as such is the financial enabler\nfor the multi-layered supply chain network. However, literature on artificial intelligence (AI) in FDIs is limited, this study explores\nAI theory in supply chain networks and alternative supply chain financing for the FDIs. This study proposes a new conceptual\nframework based on theoretical contributions identified through literature, a conceptual framework is established and further\ndeveloped to a meta-framework. This study explored the set-theoretic comparative approach for data analysis, the outcomes of\nthis research suggest that the probable contributions of supply chain networks driven by AI technologies provide a sustainable\nfinancing stream for the food and drink supply chain.