traceable resource unit

IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/TraceableResourceUnit

Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/supplychain/SupplyChain/

SubClass Of: bfo:material entity

Class Hierarchy

owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:independent continuant › bfo:material entity › traceable resource unit

Definition

material entity that is uniquely identified and there may be a need to retrieve information about its history, application, or location as it moves through a supply chain

Semi-Formal Definition:

every instance of ‘traceable resource unit’ is defined as exactly an instance of ‘material entity’ that ‘has role’ some ‘traceable resource unit role’

Explanatory Notes

Traceable Resource Unit (TRU) is “the unit that the company wants to trace” or “the unit that the company records information on in the traceability system”.

Examples

  • Examples of traceable objects include products (e.g., consumer goods, medicines, electronic devices), logistic units (e.g., palletised goods, parcels) and assets (e.g., trucks, vessels, trains, fork lifts).

Synonyms

  • trace unit

Direct Source

  • GS1

Formal Axioms

First-Order Logic Definition 

TraceableResourceUnit(x) ↔ MaterialEntity(x) ∧ ∃r(TraceableResourceUnitRole(r) ∧ hasRole(x,r))

Description Logic

constr:TraceableResourceUnit ≡ bfo:material_entity ⊓ ∃ constr:hasRole .constr:TraceableResourceUnitRole

constr:TraceableResourceUnit ⊑ bfo:material_entity

EquivalentTo: bfo:material_entity and constr:hasRole some constr:TraceableResourceUnitRole

SubClassOf: bfo:material_entity