This book is a collection of applications of data analytics and machine learning in public procurement and supply chain management. It emphasizes the most cutting-edge methods proposed in recent years in the context of data mining techniques (text mining and cluster analysis), artificial intelligence, and the role of new technologies (e.g., IoT, blockchains, edge computing) and the latest scientific knowledge areas (e.g., analytics, big data, risk management) in procurement and supply chain.The book will explore themes mentioned in the Long TOC column here and the back cover text and USPs...