New Delhi, April 13 -- The manufacturing sector, is traditionally defined by the precision of heavy machinery and the grit of physical labour. With digital getting into every sphere of life, the industry is moving beyond "automated" tasks towards "autonomous" decision making. At a recent industry session hosted by Salesforce, leaders from top manufacturing and chemical firms signalled that the industry is moving beyond basic robotics into the era of the Agentic Enterprise. This is a model where AI is no longer just a digital tool but a strategic teammate capable of managing complex logic.

For India's manufacturing landscape, this means a shift from reactive troubleshooting to a seamless, 'human-in-the-loop' ecosystem where AI manages eve...