As Industry 4.0 technologies evolve, the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the manufacturing sector has become a major factor in improving operational efficiency, optimizing production processes, and reducing costs, enabling predictive analytics, data-driven maintenance, and automation of tasks that previously required human intervention. This study conducts a systematic literature review (SLR) on various AI methods applied in industrial automation, evaluates the effectiveness of their implementation, and identifies key challenges in their adoption. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Context (PICOC) approaches are adopted. The sources used to search the literature included four electronic databases, comprising ScienceDirect, Taylor & Francis, Scopus, and Emerald Insight, resulting in 33 selected articles. The result shows that AI contributes significantly to improving production efficiency, but it still faces challenges in system integration, implementation costs, and workforce readiness. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the effectiveness of AI implementation in industrial automation and the challenges that need to be overcome to optimize competitiveness and production efficiency
Fawwaz et al. (Mon,) studied this question.