Purpose: The integration of AI with blockchain technology is investigated in this study to address challenges in IoT-based supply chains, specifically focusing on latency, scalability, and data consistency. Background: Despite the potential of blockchain technology, its application in supply...

The minimum vertex cover problem is a well-known problem in classical graph theory. It is known as one of the NP-Hard optimization problems, meaning that the best solution cannot be found within an acceptable time. Therefore, to handle this optimization problem effectively, various alternative...

Initialization of metaheuristics is a crucial topic that lacks a comprehensive and systematic review of the state of the art. Providing such a review requires in‐depth study and knowledge of the advances and challenges in the broader field of metaheuristics, especially with regard to...