Machine Learning Applications in U.S. Manufacturing: Predictive
Maintenance and Supply Chain Optimization
Affiliations
1
IEEE Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
, Los Angeles, California, USA
2
Department of Engineering Management, Trine University
, Indiana, USA
3
Department of
Business Analytics, Trine University
, Indiana, USA
Abstract
Machine learning (ML) technologies are swiftly coming into the U.S. manufacturing industry to
solve the old issues of equipment upkeep and supply chain management. There is a
transformative research study about ML and its application to improve predictive maintenance
and plan inventory and logistics decisions. The study makes use of actual data and variable set
manufacturing data on a regional basis, and then uses tree-based ML techniques (XGboost,
random forest) to forecast the failure of equipment and supply blockades. The methodology
involves elaborate feature engineering as well as breakdown of demand with model calibration
to account lead-time variability and heterogeneity of operations. It is also observed that,
compared to conventional regression methods, XGBoost is better in predictive maintenance and
has higher adaptability to nonlinear trends in demand prediction. Additionally, the paper
examines model robustness, distribution regional impact, as well as anomaly identification in
order to demonstrate how possible ML is to be utilized to reduce operational downtime and
enhance inventory turnover. The most significant implementation issues are discussed, such as
integrating previous generation equipment, data imbalance and cybersecurity. This paper ends
with the discussion of what can be expected in the future in terms of Edge AI and Federated
Learning and the importance of those technologies in securing and sustainable smart
manufacturing systems. This study will pro...
Keywords:
Machine Learning (ML), Supply
Chain, Industrial IoT, Predictive
Maintenance.