Agents in practice

Industry-specific examinations of useful agent workflows, control boundaries and evaluation questions.

In Agents in practice

10 articles
Architecture & engineering6 MIN READ

Agentic AI in manufacturing maintenance

Maintenance agents can turn condition signals into coordinated work, but plant safety and control demand bounded action and field verification.

Governance & privacy6 MIN READ

Authority boundaries for procurement agents

A procurement agent may discover, compare and prepare, but supplier commitments require explicit mandates, separation and evidence.

Evaluation & assurance6 MIN READ

Testing logistics agents under disruption

A logistics agent earns trust when data becomes late, routes close and plans conflict—not when everything follows the timetable.