Methods to Support Holon Aggregation in Holonic Manufacturing System

With the growing changes in global market, manufacturing enterprise needs more agility to fulfill customized demand. Holonic manufacturing system (HMS) has advantages of both hierarchical and heterarchical structure, and is an effective way for manufacturing enterprises to be competitive. However, interaction among a large number of holons is complex. In this paper, two methods are presented as tools for holons aggregation. These methods will facilitate coordination inside HMS and make it more effective.