consigning process
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/ConsigningProcess
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/supplychain/SupplyChain/
SubClass Of: business process
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:occurrent › bfo:process › planned process › business process › consigning process
Definition
business process that results in placing a material entity in the possession of some agent without changing the ownership until the material entity is sold
Explanatory Notes
The act of placing goods in the possession of another, but retaining ownership until the goods are sold [CSCMP]
Examples
- a mobile retailer signing a contract with Apple and Samsung to receive sample mobile devices to be used for display purposes only while they are still owned by Apple and Samsung
Primitive Class
This class is declared primitive and it does not have necessary and sufficient condiftions defined.
Primitive Rationale
The required constructs for creation of a formal definition are not available in this release. In particular, possession and ownership are not fully formalized in IOF ontologies yet.
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Axioms
ConsigningProcess(x) → BusinessProcess(x)
Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms
if x is a ‘consigning process’ then x is a ‘business process’