Blockchain Federated Learning for Sustainable Retail: Reducing Waste through Collaborative Demand Forecasting
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| author | Turazza, Fabio Neri, Alessandro Pietri, Marcello Butturi, Maria Angela Picone, Marco Mamei, Marco |
| author_facet | Turazza, Fabio Neri, Alessandro Pietri, Marcello Butturi, Maria Angela Picone, Marco Mamei, Marco |
| contents | Effective demand forecasting is crucial for reducing food waste. However, data privacy concerns often hinder collaboration among retailers, limiting the potential for improved predictive accuracy. In this study, we explore the application of Federated Learning (FL) in Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM), with a focus on the grocery retail sector dealing with perishable goods. We develop a baseline predictive model for demand forecasting and waste assessment in an isolated retailer scenario. Subsequently, we introduce a Blockchain-based FL model, trained collaboratively across multiple retailers without direct data sharing. Our preliminary results show that FL models have performance almost equivalent to the ideal setting in which parties share data with each other, and are notably superior to models built by individual parties without sharing data, cutting waste and boosting efficiency. |
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| spellingShingle | Blockchain Federated Learning for Sustainable Retail: Reducing Waste through Collaborative Demand Forecasting Turazza, Fabio Neri, Alessandro Pietri, Marcello Butturi, Maria Angela Picone, Marco Mamei, Marco Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Cryptography and Security Effective demand forecasting is crucial for reducing food waste. However, data privacy concerns often hinder collaboration among retailers, limiting the potential for improved predictive accuracy. In this study, we explore the application of Federated Learning (FL) in Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM), with a focus on the grocery retail sector dealing with perishable goods. We develop a baseline predictive model for demand forecasting and waste assessment in an isolated retailer scenario. Subsequently, we introduce a Blockchain-based FL model, trained collaboratively across multiple retailers without direct data sharing. Our preliminary results show that FL models have performance almost equivalent to the ideal setting in which parties share data with each other, and are notably superior to models built by individual parties without sharing data, cutting waste and boosting efficiency. |
| title | Blockchain Federated Learning for Sustainable Retail: Reducing Waste through Collaborative Demand Forecasting |
| topic | Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Cryptography and Security |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.04384 |