Impact of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies on Efficiency, Quality, and Strategic Competitiveness

Abstract

Manufacturers increasingly face pressure to improve efficiency, product quality, and strategic competitiveness in a rapidly evolving industrial environment. Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMTs), including automation, robotics, IoT, AI, additive manufacturing, and advanced materials, offer solutions to these challenges. This systematic review in powder metallurgy uses the PRISMA framework, involving a clear research question, comprehensive database searches, defined inclusion/exclusion criteria, two-stage screening by independent reviewers, standardized data extraction, quality assessment, and synthesis of findings, often visualized via a PRISMA flow diagram, to ensure transparent, rigorous, and unbiased reporting.. the results showed that advanced Manufacturing Technologies enhance industrial performance by improving efficiency, product quality, and strategic competitiveness. Studies show that automation and robotics significantly increase production speed, accuracy, and safety by reducing human variability and preventing hazardous manual tasks. IoT and AI further strengthen operations by enabling real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and proactive decision-making that minimize downtime. AMTs also reduce waste and operational costs through digital simulation, automated control, and predictive optimization. In terms of quality and customization, precision systems, flexible automation, and additive manufacturing support tighter tolerances and individualized products. Strategically, AMTs boost competitiveness, strengthen supply-chain resilience, and create new digital skill pathways despite financial, skill-based, and cybersecurity challenges.. inclonclusion, AMTs emerge as essential drivers of industrial performance, innovation, and long-term competitiveness.