Navigating Accountability and Human Rights in AI-Powered Supply Chains - Softcover

 
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Synopsis

AI in global supply chains transforms how goods are produced, monitored, and distributed. While AI-powered systems improve efficiency, transparency, and decision-making, they introduce challenges related to accountability and human rights. Automated decision processes may deprioritize labor condition responsibilities, environmental harm, or data misuse, particularly across international organizations. As supply chains become more technologically driven, ensuring respect for human rights and clear accountability mechanisms becomes more essential. Exploring these issues may help balance innovation with ethical responsibility in AI-driven supply chain management. Navigating Accountability and Human Rights in AI-Powered Supply Chains explores the technologies reshaping global supply chains and the ethical governance models required to manage them. It examines the corporate adoption of centralized, AI-powered platforms for risk management and the emergence of decentralized, blockchain-based systems designed for grassroots, stakeholder-driven accountability. This book covers topics such as global business, social responsibility, and smart manufacturing, and is a useful resource for business owners, engineers, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and scientists.

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About the Authors

Antonio Pesqueira is a senior executive and researcher with over 18 years of experience in global operations, analytics, and supply chain management within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. He holds a PhD in Information Sciences and Technologies from ISCTE-IUL, specializing in security and information systems. His expertise lies in integrating emerging technologies, specifically Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain, to optimize healthcare data governance, ESG compliance, and complex logistic networks. Dr. Antonio has authored over 20 academic publications in journals such as Computers & Industrial Engineering and Intelligence-Based Medicine. He is the author of Environmental, Social, Governance and Digital Transformation in Organizations (Springer, 2025) and serves as an advisor to the Etheros HealthData Foundation on privacy-enhancing technologies. A certified Six Sigma Green Belt, IBM Data Scientist, and Scrum Master. Dr. Antonio most recently served as the Chair for the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain & Security World Forum 2024 and Futures 2026 from the Luxembourg School of Business.

Helen Franklin-Seitz is a results-driven financial and program leader with extensive experience in driving financial excellence and strategic growth. As a seasoned business partner, she possesses comprehensive, hands-on expertise in the strategic planning of projects, workforce management, budgeting, sourcing, and procurement. Her background includes a significant tenure at Swiss Re, where she held roles such as Finance Business Partner, IT Transformation PMO Manager, and Technical Review Coordinator. In these positions, she led annual budget planning cycles for amounts ranging from 20 to 700 million USD, managed financial closings in compliance with international standards, and identified significant cost-saving opportunities. Helen's expertise encompasses a wide range of areas, including financial planning and analysis, cost management, and legal and regulatory compliance. She is a transformational leader adept at coaching teams to achieve deliverables and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. A proactive and pragmatic thinker, she has strong analytical skills to identify trends and implement solutions that optimize financial and operational outcomes. Her professional background also includes roles at UBS, Zurich Financial Services, PWC Consulting / IBM Business Services, MCI Worldcom, and AT&T/Lucent Technologies. Helen holds an MBA with a specialization in Finance from the University of London and is a Chartered Manager (CMgr) with the Chartered Management Institute.

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