“…The second agent is the interconnection network that links each part of the smart factory, bidirectionally and univocally, without forgetting the possibility for relocating each or any part or section, a possibility that introduces a paradigm of indirect costs totally different from the classic industrial model. Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), databases, etc., are all integrated in a smart factory [ 23 ]. Third, and no less important than the first two agents, is decentralized decision-making.…”