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A Chennai manufacturer fits sensors to its machines and uses a machine-learning model to forecast which machine is likely to fail in the coming weeks so that repairs are scheduled in advance. This use of AI is best described as:

It is predictive maintenance in operations. The model learns from sensor data to forecast likely machine failures, allowing repairs to be scheduled before breakdown, which cuts downtime and costs. The other options relate to marketing, investment advice or recruitment, not equipment upkeep.

  1. APredictive maintenance in operationsCorrect
  2. BSentiment analysis in marketing
  3. CRobo-advisory in wealth management
  4. DResume screening in recruitment

Explanation

Using sensor data to forecast equipment failure and plan repairs before breakdown is predictive maintenance, an operations and production application. Sentiment analysis studies opinions, robo-advisory gives investment advice, and resume screening is an HR task, so none fits.

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