traceable resource unit

IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/TraceableResourceUnit

Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/supplychain/SupplyChain/

SubClass Of: bfo:material entity

Class Hierarchy

owl:Thing β€Ί bfo:entity β€Ί bfo:continuant β€Ί bfo:independent continuant β€Ί bfo:material entity β€Ί traceable resource unit

Definition

material entity that is uniquely identified and there may be a need to retrieve information about its history, application, or location as it moves through a supply chain

Semi-Formal Definition:

every instance of β€˜traceable resource unit’ is defined as exactly an instance of β€˜material entity’ that β€˜has role’ some β€˜traceable resource unit role’

Explanatory Notes

Traceable Resource Unit (TRU) is β€œthe unit that the company wants to trace” or β€œthe unit that the company records information on in the traceability system”.

Examples

  • Examples of traceable objects include products (e.g., consumer goods, medicines, electronic devices), logistic units (e.g., palletised goods, parcels) and assets (e.g., trucks, vessels, trains, fork lifts).

Synonyms

  • trace unit

Direct Source

  • GS1

Formal Axioms

First-Order Logic Definition

TraceableResourceUnit(x) ↔ MaterialEntity(x) ∧ βˆƒr(TraceableResourceUnitRole(r) ∧ hasRole(x,r))

Description Logic

constr:TraceableResourceUnit ≑ bfo:material_entity βŠ“ βˆƒ constr:hasRole .constr:TraceableResourceUnitRole

constr:TraceableResourceUnit βŠ‘ bfo:material_entity

EquivalentTo: bfo:material_entity and constr:hasRole some constr:TraceableResourceUnitRole

SubClassOf: bfo:material_entity


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