receiving process
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/ReceivingProcess
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 › receiving process
Definition
planned process in which an agent receives some material entity from another agent
Explanatory Notes
1- The function of taking physical receipt of material and performing initial inspection of the incoming shipment for damage and validation with respect to purchase order quantity. Typically includes some initial data recording, but not quality assurance or stocking [CSCMP].
2- The function encompassing the physical receipt of material, the inspection of the shipment for conformance with the purchase order (quantity and damage), the identification and delivery to destination, and the preparation of receiving reports [APICS].
Examples
- the process of receiving and inspecting a shipment at a Walmart warehouse
Synonyms
- Receipt Process
Primitive Class
This class is declared primitive and it does not have necessary and sufficient condiftions defined.
Primitive Rationale
To provide the necessary and sufficient conditions, the relationships representing Allen’s Interval Algebra elements are needed.
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Axioms
ReceivingProcess(x) → BusinessProcess(x)
Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms
if x is a ‘receiving process’ then x is a ‘business process’