News: 2025-07-30
Date: 07/30/2025
This story from Walmart caught my eye because it shows the next evolution of automation, moving far beyond simple, linear workflows. They’ve gone from experimenting with individual AI agents to deploying “agent orchestration”—a unified system where four “super agents” manage specialized sub-agents across their entire operation. For those of us building with tools like n8n, this is a fascinating glimpse into the future; it’s like moving from building individual automations to designing the AI manager that coordinates them all to solve complex business challenges.
The results show this is no longer just a concept, with a 40% boost in customer support speed and an 18-week reduction in fashion production timelines. This shift from siloed bots to a coordinated agentic system is a powerful signal of where AI-driven productivity is heading. It’s a practical blueprint for how large-scale, intelligent automation can be achieved, moving from task-specific helpers to a truly integrated operational brain.