production line
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/ProductionLine
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/ManufacturingSystemOrganization/
SubClass Of: work center
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:independent continuant › bfo:material entity › bfo:object aggregate › work center › production line
Definition
work center dedicated to the manufacture of a specific product or product family in which the member work units are organized in a sequential manner
Examples
- an automotive assembly line having a series of workstations or work cells where car bodies move along a conveyor, and at each station, specific components—such as engines, doors, or seats—are installed by workers and/or robots; a smartphone model production line that includes stations or work cells for mounting circuit boards, installing screens, assembling casings, and performing quality checks; a washing machine production line where the chassis is assembled, components like motors, drums, pipes, and electronic circuits are installed, and the final product is tested and packaged; a candy production line composed of an oven or cooker, forming machines, a cooling tunnel, wrapping machines, and packaging machines
Adapted From
- ISA 95 and oxford dictionary
Primitive Class
This class is declared primitive and it does not have necessary and sufficient condiftions defined.
Primitive Rationale
There are insufficient construct to represent the sequential organization of the members that are parts of the production line
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Axioms
ProductionLine(x) → WorkCenter(x)
Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms
if x is a ‘production line’ then x is a ‘work center’
Description Logic
SubClassOf: constr:WorkCenter