physical area

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

Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/ManufacturingSystemOrganization/

SubClass Of: bfo:object aggregate

Class Hierarchy

owl:Thing β€Ί bfo:entity β€Ί bfo:continuant β€Ί bfo:independent continuant β€Ί bfo:material entity β€Ί bfo:object aggregate β€Ί physical area

Definition

object aggregate that is a physical, geographical, or logical grouping of one or more work centers or work units within a physical site

Explanatory Notes

1) The boundaries (scope) of the area are typically determined by business/organizational criteria and not technical criteria. 2) Within the manufacturing domain, area typically serves as a way to organize manufacturing operations (ISA95 operation) within a site.

Examples

  • dock area of an oil terminal; fuselage assembly area of an aircraft factory; ground testing area of a facility that performs maintenance, repair, and overhaul services on an aircraft line; liquid effluent treatment plant that is part of an antibiotic manufacturing facility; utilities area of an oral liquids manufacturing plant

Adapted From

  • ISA95 and ISA88 Part 1

Primitive Class

This class is declared primitive and it does not have necessary and sufficient condiftions defined.

Primitive Rationale

This term is expected to remain primitive as the exact grouping criteria are organization specific

Formal Axioms

First-Order Logic Axioms

PhysicalArea(x) β†’ ObjectAggregate(x) ∧ βˆ€y(hasMemberPartAtSomeTime(x,y) β†’ (WorkCenter(y) ∨ WorkUnit(y))) ∧ βˆƒz(PhysicalSite(z) ∧ memberPartOfAtAllTimes(x,z))

Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms

if x is a β€˜physical area’, then x is an β€˜object aggregate’, every entity that x β€˜has member part at some time’ is a β€˜work center’ or β€˜work unit’, and x is β€˜member part of at all times’ some β€˜physical site’

Description Logic

constr:PhysicalArea βŠ‘ bfo:object_aggregate

constr:PhysicalArea βŠ‘ βˆ€ bfo:has_member_part_at_some_time .(constr:WorkCenter βŠ” constr:WorkUnit)

constr:PhysicalArea βŠ‘ βˆƒ bfo:member_part_of_at_all_times .constr:PhysicalSite

constr:PhysicalArea βŠ“ constr:Enterprise βŠ‘ βŠ₯

constr:PhysicalArea βŠ“ constr:PhysicalSite βŠ‘ βŠ₯

constr:PhysicalArea βŠ“ constr:WorkCenter βŠ‘ βŠ₯

constr:PhysicalArea βŠ“ constr:WorkUnit βŠ‘ βŠ₯

SubClassOf: bfo:object_aggregate

SubClassOf: bfo:has_member_part_at_some_time only (constr:WorkCenter or constr:WorkUnit)

SubClassOf: bfo:member_part_of_at_all_times some constr:PhysicalSite

constr:PhysicalArea DisjointWith: (constr:Enterprise, constr:PhysicalSite, constr:WorkCenter, constr:WorkUnit)


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