Today, most large industrial companies create analytical teams whose goal is to apply modern methods of artificial intelligence to increase the efficiency of their production. However, experience has shown that the introduction of similar methods in manufacturing companies often brings completely different challenges than for example in the case of their use in financial companies. In addition to the necessary investments in infrastructure and software, it is often necessary to change the company's "philosophy". Despite the complexity of this process, many manufacturing companies are already successfully using artificial intelligence for more efficient management and are thus better prepared for the so-called fourth industrial revolution. In this paper, we will show examples of such companies and look at the common factors that helped the successful implementation of AI into real production.