TY - JOUR
T1 - Building a holarchy using business process-oriented holonic (PrOH) modeling
AU - Clegg, Ben T.
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - The application of systems thinking to designing, managing, and improving business processes has developed a new "holonic-based" process modeling methodology. The theoretical background and the methodology are described using examples taken from a large organization designing and manufacturing capital goods equipment operating within a complex and dynamic environment. A key point of differentiation attributed to this methodology is that it allows a set of models to be produced without taking a task breakdown approach but instead uses systems thinking and a construct known as the "holon" to build process descriptions as a system of systems (i.e., a holarchy). The process-oriented holonic modeling methodology has been used for total quality management and business process engineering exercises in different industrial sectors and builds models that connect the strategic vision of a company to its operational processes. Exercises have been conducted in response to environmental pressures to make operations align with strategic thinking as well as becoming increasingly agile and efficient. This unique methodology is best applied in environments of high complexity, low volume, and high variety, where repeated learning opportunities are few and far between (e.g., large development projects). © 2007 IEEE.
AB - The application of systems thinking to designing, managing, and improving business processes has developed a new "holonic-based" process modeling methodology. The theoretical background and the methodology are described using examples taken from a large organization designing and manufacturing capital goods equipment operating within a complex and dynamic environment. A key point of differentiation attributed to this methodology is that it allows a set of models to be produced without taking a task breakdown approach but instead uses systems thinking and a construct known as the "holon" to build process descriptions as a system of systems (i.e., a holarchy). The process-oriented holonic modeling methodology has been used for total quality management and business process engineering exercises in different industrial sectors and builds models that connect the strategic vision of a company to its operational processes. Exercises have been conducted in response to environmental pressures to make operations align with strategic thinking as well as becoming increasingly agile and efficient. This unique methodology is best applied in environments of high complexity, low volume, and high variety, where repeated learning opportunities are few and far between (e.g., large development projects). © 2007 IEEE.
KW - business planning
KW - human factors
KW - modeling
KW - production management
KW - systems analysis and design
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UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=4032913
U2 - 10.1109/TSMCA.2006.886343
DO - 10.1109/TSMCA.2006.886343
M3 - Article
SN - 1083-4427
VL - 37
SP - 23
EP - 40
JO - IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Part A
JF - IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Part A
IS - 1
ER -