QUOTIENT PRINCIPAL FACTORS OF AN ORDERED SEMIGROUP

In this paper, we introduce the concepts of 0-minimal ideals, 0-simple ordered semigroups, Rees factor ordered semigroups, natural QO-homomorphisms, quotient principal factors and semisimple ordered semigroups, and discuss characterizations, properties and relationships concerning them. Moreover, we generalize the principal series theory and relative ideal series theory of semigroups (without order) to general ordered semigroups and semisimple ordered semigroups, respectively.