physical site

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

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

SubClass Of: bfo:object aggregate

Class Hierarchy

owl:Thingbfo:entitybfo:continuantbfo:independent continuantbfo:material entitybfo:object aggregatephysical site

Definition

object aggregate that is a physical, geographical, or logical grouping of physical areas, work centers or work units determined by the enterprise

Explanatory Notes

A geographical location and the main manufacturing capability typically define a physical site A site usually has a manufacturing capability associated to a particular family of products The boundaries (scope) of the site is typically determined by business/organizational criteria and not technical criteria

Examples

  • refinery located in Houston, TX, which belongs to an oil and gas company; oil terminal located at the coast of Houston, TX, which belongs to an oil and gas company; factory that produces an aircraft line and belongs to an aerospace alliance; facility that performs maintenance, repair, and overhaul services on an aircraft line and belongs to an aerospace alliance; antibiotic production facility that belongs to a pharmaceutical company; oral liquids manufacturing plant that belongs to a pharmaceutical company; factory that produces SUV cars and belongs to a multinational automotive manufacturer; proving ground facility where a multinational automotive manufacturer tests its vehicles

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 ogranization specific

Formal Axioms

First-Order Logic Axioms

PhysicalSite(x) → ObjectAggregate(x) ∧ ∀y(hasMemberPartAtSomeTime(x, y) → (PhysicalArea(y) ∨ WorkCenter(y) ∨ WorkUnit(y))) ∧ ∃i,e(InformationContentEntity(i) ∧ prescribedBy(x, i) ∧ Enterprise(e) ∧ genericallyDependsOnAtSomeTime(i, e))

Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms

if x is a ’physical site’ then x is an ‘object aggregate’ that ‘has member part at some time’ only a ‘physical area’, ‘work center’, or ‘work unit’, and is ‘prescribed by’ some ‘information content entity’ that ‘generically depends on at some time’ some ‘enterprise’

Description Logic