The notions of holon and holarchy are more and more frequently found in the literature of organizational studies, management science, business administration and entrepreneurship. By systematically applying the whole/part conceptual relation, we can reconsider the very same ideas of organization, management and manufacturing. Connected to these ideas are those of holonic networks, holonic and virtual enterprises, virtual organizations, agile manufacturing networks, holonic manufacturing systems, fractal enterprise and bionic manufacturing.
The notions of holon and holarchy are more and more frequently found in the literature of organizational studies, management science, business administration and entrepreneurship. By systematically applying the whole/part conceptual relation, we can reconsider the very same ideas of organization, management and manufacturing. Connected to these ideas are those of holonic networks, holonic and virtual enterprises, virtual organizations, agile manufacturing networks, holonic manufacturing systems, fractal enterprise and bionic manufacturing.