Volume 10 Issue 4 ( December )

Small and Medium-Enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector have developed a high level of dependability, accessibility, and viability in their frameworks as a result of rapid globalisation among the other industries. Maintenance management has a significant impact on the performance of the organization. Industries are looking to adopt sustainable maintenance practices to achieve the overall organizational performance. The use of Industry 4.0 technology increased the organization's productivity and improved the conventional maintenance plan. Due to technological advances, the era of Industry 4.0 with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), a subset of AI, has emerged as a tool for maintenance strategy. In this research, the role of AI as a enable technology for sustainable maintenance in manufacturing industries were examined through literature review process. The study concludes that the current trend in maintenance uses artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to detect equipment breakdowns for optimal efficiency of the plant. The future of predictive maintenance lies on AI and machine learning algorithms.

Keywords: SMEs; Sustainable Maintenance; Industry 4.0; Artificial Intelligence