Use of Artificial Intelligence in Smart Production in the Industrial 4.0 Era

Abstract

Businesses have undergone many changes and transformations in their production systems from past to present in order to survive in a competitive environment. The common purpose of all of these transformations is to deliver the products and services the customer wants at the desired quality, at any time, and at a low cost. Especially with Industry 4.0, which is called the Fourth Industrial Revolution, companies have started to analyze large amounts of data obtained from their systems by using advanced technologies. Thus, they turned their production systems into smart production with very little human intervention. Artificial intelligence techniques play a key role in making smart production. Production efficiency and product quality are improved by analyzing large production data, which is difficult to obtain with traditional methods, in real-time by techniques such as deep learning and machine learning used in artificial intelligence. Due to these advantages, artificial intelligence has been widely used in almost every sector today. In this study, it is aimed to examine the use of artificial intelligence, which has become more important with industry 4.0, in smart production. In the study, firstly, the relationship between industry 4.0 and smart production was explained, then the use of artificial intelligence in smart production and the benefits obtained were emphasized. Finally, some suggestions were presented to companies for the use of artificial intelligence in production systems.