What you'll learn

AI can already predict equipment failures and detect quality issues, but a prediction alone doesn't fix a machine or contain a defective batch. The next step is connecting intelligence to action. In this course, Agentic AI in Manufacturing, you’ll gain the ability to understand how AI agents can move factory operations beyond predictions and recommendations toward governed, context-aware action. First, you’ll explore what makes an AI system truly agentic and how industrial agents perceive operational context, reason about options, use tools, take approved actions, and learn from the resulting outcomes. Next, you’ll discover where agents can create the most value across the manufacturing lifecycle and how industrial platforms connect agent capabilities with systems such as MES, ERP, and SCADA. Finally, you’ll learn how to separate real-world agentic capabilities from the hype and translate proven ideas into practical next steps for a safe, low-risk pilot. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of agentic AI in manufacturing needed to identify high-value opportunities, evaluate agentic solutions, and confidently plan a governed pilot that improves uptime, quality, and operational decision-making.