consignee
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Consignee
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/supplychain/SupplyChain/
SubClass Of: agent
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:independent continuant › bfo:material entity › agent › consignee
Definition
person or business organization that receives some shipment
Semi-Formal Definition:
every instance of ‘consignee’ is defined as exactly an instance of a ‘person’ or ‘business organization’ that ‘has role’ some ‘consignee role’
Explanatory Notes
See the expanded definition under the corresponding role class. The term is formalized here as a defined class by referring to its corresponding role class and exists primarily for ontological modeling and implementation convenience.
The organisation (party) which has the intention to receive the goods [GS1]. The party by whom the goods, cargo or containers are meant to be received. The actual physical receipt can take place by another party [GS1]. The party to whom goods are shipped and delivered [CSCMP].
The ultimate owner of the product is the consignee, so it is important to keep in mind that shipments destined for a 3rd party logistics company would not list the 3PL as the consignee.
Examples
- A Walmart warehouse is a consignee when it receives a shipment
Synonyms
- receiver
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Definition
Consignee (x) ↔ (BusinessOrganization(x) ∨ Person(x)) ∧ ∃r(ConsigneeRole (r) ∧ hasRole (x,r))
Description Logic
constr:Consignee ≡ (constr:BusinessOrganization ⊔ constr:Person) ⊓ ∃ constr:hasRole .constr:ConsigneeRole
EquivalentTo: (constr:BusinessOrganization or constr:Person) and constr:hasRole some constr:ConsigneeRole
SubClassOf: constr:Agent