consignor
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Shipper
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 › consignor
Definition
person or business organization that prepares and sends shipments for transport
Semi-Formal Definition:
every instance of ‘consignor’ is defined as exactly an instance of a ‘person’ or ‘business organization’ that ‘has role’ some ‘consignor role’
Explanatory Notes
1-The originator of a shipment of freight [APICS].
2-The party who originates a shipment of goods (shipper). The sender of a freight shipment, usually the seller [CSCMP].
3-The consignor is the company shipping the product. A consignor can be a factory, distribution center or drop ship origin location. When shipping internationally, the consignor is the exporter of record.
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
- an Amazon FulFillment Center when it prepares an ordered item for shipping
Synonyms
- Shipper
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Definition
Consignor(x) ↔ (BusinessOrganization(x) ∨ Person(x)) ∧ ∃r(ConsignorRole(r) ∧ hasRole(x,r))
Description Logic
constr:Shipper ≡ (constr:BusinessOrganization ⊔ constr:Person) ⊓ ∃ constr:hasRole .constr:ConsignorRole
EquivalentTo: (constr:BusinessOrganization or constr:Person) and constr:hasRole some constr:ConsignorRole
SubClassOf: constr:Agent