Two Special Cases of the Holonic Manufacturing System

Authors

  • K. Bányai
  • Z. Mándy
  • I. Dudás

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1515/307

Keywords:

holon, autonomy, holarchy, CIM, HMS

Abstract

The concept of holonics manufacturing systems (with divided intelligence) is the most intelligent, autonomous, elastic, units collaborating with each other. The idea takes as a starting point the fact that the today's environmental circumstances are exceptionally unsettled; there is need for companies with the ability to respond quickly to maintain competitiveness. Holonic manufacturing systems (HMS) have been recognized as a paradigm to accommodate changes and meet customers’ requirements flexibly based on the notion of the holon, flexible and decentralized manufacturing architecture. Koestler proposed the word “holon” to describe a basic unit of organization in biological and social systems. A holon is an autonomous, co-operative and intelligent entity able to collaborate with other holons to process tasks. Autonomy and cooperation are two important characteristics of holons. In this study, we investigated a Holonic Manufacturing Systems for dry-working machine group.

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Published

2010-09-01

How to Cite

Bányai, K., Mándy, Z., & Dudás, I. (2010). Two Special Cases of the Holonic Manufacturing System. Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry, 38(2), 223–226. https://doi.org/10.1515/307