lot identifier
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/LotIdentifier
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/supplychain/SupplyChain/
SubClass Of: identifier
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:generically dependent continuant › information content entity › denoter › identifier › lot identifier
Definition
identifier that uniquely denotes a particular quantity of material entities that have shared production or transformation history
Semi-Formal Definition:
‘lot number’ is a ‘code identifier’ that ‘designates’ some ‘lot’
Explanatory Notes
1- A unique identification assigned to a homogeneous quantity of material [APICS] 2- A sequence number associated with a specific batch or production run of products and used for tracking purposes [CSCMP]. 3- A Lot can consist of portion of bulk material
it is often used interchangeably with Batch Number
Examples
Lot Number: 180220601 The first two digits (18) is the year of manufacture (2018) The next two digits (02) is the month of manufacture (February) The next two digits (20) is the day of the month of manufacture (20th) The next digit (6) is the plant number The last two digits (01) represents the product batch of that specific day
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Definition
LotIdentifier(x) ↔ Identifier(x) ∧ ∃y(Lot(y) ∧ designates(x,y))
Description Logic
EquivalentTo: constr:Identifier and constr:designates some constr:Lot
SubClassOf: constr:Identifier