Artificial Intelligence of Things: Quick Sort Strategy for Medical Supply Chain

This study investigates the application of the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoTs) integrated with Autonomous Mobile Robots within medical supply chains, specifically targeting the optimization of Vaccine Transport Box sorting. We introduced two novel quick-sort strategies, QSS1 and QSS2, operationalized through an AIoT-enabled Sorting Function Platform. These strategies are designed to significantly improve the efficiency of vaccine distribution by optimizing the sorting process, initially focusing on air transportation but with the capability to expand to sea, road, and rail modes for various products. Comparative analyses have shown that adopting these strategies can increase operational profitability by more than 76% compared to traditional and widely used sorting approaches. The findings affirm the potential of our AIoT-based strategies to revolutionize medical supply logistics.