CMA Intermediate · Operations Management and Strategic Management · Digital Strategy
A Chennai auto-components manufacturer fits vibration and temperature sensors to its machines. The sensor data is analysed by algorithms to predict a bearing failure before it happens, so that maintenance is scheduled in advance. Which combination of technologies is chiefly being used?
The firm is using the Internet of Things together with machine-learning predictive analytics. Sensors on the machines collect and transmit condition data, and algorithms learn from the patterns to forecast failures, allowing maintenance to be planned before breakdown. The other combinations do not match sensing and prediction.
- AInternet of Things with machine-learning-based predictive analyticsCorrect
- BAugmented reality with e-commerce storefronts
- CBlockchain with smart contracts for payments
- D3D printing with cloud accounting
Explanation
Sensors that collect machine data and transmit it are the Internet of Things. Algorithms that learn patterns to forecast failure are machine-learning predictive analytics. Blockchain and smart contracts concern shared records and automated agreements, which is not the situation described.
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