ABSTRACT
This chapter details several of the most outstanding applications of multiagent systems (MASs) designed to provide manufacturing systems with agility. In particular, to keep the review in line with Chapter 3, the successful stories presented here have been organized into the following sections. After a brief introduction in the first section, the next section outlines the details of two comprehensive models that provide a supply chain-oriented solution to agile planning and scheduling in manufacturing. The third and fourth sections are devoted to MAS applications to planning and scheduling (P&S) and to scheduling and control (S&C) in manufacturing, respectively. In addition, the fifth section presents some of the most prominent successful MAS applications found in industry. The chapter closes with comments the previous discussion and draws conclusions.
