freight forwarder
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/FreightForwarder
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/supplychain/SupplyChain/
SubClass Of: agent
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:independent continuant › bfo:material entity › agent › freight forwarder
Definition
person or business organization when it arranges the transportation of shipments on behalf of the shipper (consignor) or consignee
Semi-Formal Definition:
every instance of ‘freight forwarder’ is defined as exactly an instance of ‘business organization’ or ‘person’ that ‘has role’ some ‘freight forwarder role’
Explanatory Notes
1-The party that arranges the carriage of goods including connected services and/or associated formalities on behalf of the shipper (consignor) or consignee [GS1].
2- A person or firm that arranges to pick up or deliver goods on instructions of a shipper or a consignee from or to a point by various necessary conveyances and common carriers [Random House Dictionary].
3- Freight forwarder is “middle man” between the carrier and the organization shipping the product. Often combines smaller shipments to take advantage of lower bulk costs [APICS].
See the expanded definition under the corresponding role class. The term is formalized here as a defined class by referring to its corresponding role class and exists primarily for ontological modeling and implementation convenience.
Examples
- International Equipment Relocations, TMF Logistics, Landstar, ICAT Logistics Inc.
Synonyms
- forwarding agent
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Definition
FreightForwarder (x) ↔ (BusinessOrganization(x) ∨ Person(x)) ∧ ∃r(FreightForwarder(r) ∧ hasRole(x,r))
Description Logic
constr:FreightForwarder ≡ (constr:BusinessOrganization ⊔ constr:Person) ⊓ ∃ constr:hasRole .constr:FreightForwarderRole
EquivalentTo: (constr:BusinessOrganization or constr:Person) and constr:hasRole some constr:FreightForwarderRole
SubClassOf: constr:Agent