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Multi-agent systems paradigm and technologies are known for couple of years. They are applied in real word in many applications, where characteristic features of multi-agent systems (MAS) are useful and can help to handle, e.g. control and coordination problems. Possibilities to use MAS in many different applications are huge. This chapter features some possible alternatives, where and how MAS can be applied and a problem of agents' coalitions creation. The application field of this approach may be a variety and very wide. It is applicable in resolving planning problems in manufacturing (Sandholm, 1999), (Odubyi, 1997). Another applicable field is in creating of virtual and network enterprises (Horvath, 2006) and in marketing for enterprises, where to maximize own profit each manager (considered as one agent) can try to cooperate with another ones (Cantamessa, 2001), (Wellman, 1993). Coalition in this case may have another effect to eliminate execution of agents not belonging to the same coalition. Another problem belongs to the coalition creation for large scale multi-agent systems that adress problem of shceduling and planing in huge manufacturing systems and network enterprises. MAS can be used for modelling and managing social systems and virtual societies, as it is described in this chapter. One of new approaches to the MAS research is inspired by similarity between artificial immune systems and multi-agent systems. A multi-agent control system inspired by immune systems is described by the end of the chapter.

Agent Oriented Engineering and Methodologies with Application to Production, Economical and Social Systems