scm ontology

Dr. S. Üreten and Dr. H. K. İlter

December 1, 2006 İzmir, Turkey

Supply Chain Management Ontology: Towards an Ontology-Based SCM Model

Supply Chain Management

Ontology Theory

Ontological Engineering

PRODUCT 01 MEMBER 02

FLOW 03 OPERATION 04

SCM ONTOLOGY

PRODUCT 01

Parts, Components, SuppliesNondurable goodsDurable goodsIndustrial goods

Governmental servicesMunicipal servicesTrade servicesFinance, Insurance, Real EstateMedical servicesPersonal servicesBusiness servicesEducation

GOODS SERVICE

Process Type

Weight

Size

Resistance

Durability

Characteristics

Type

bulky

heavy

light

extracted from the nature

made-to-order

made-to-stock

assemble-to-order

imported

small

large

functional

innovative

fragile

non-fragile

perishable

non-perishable

food products

electronics

textile

GOODS

ServisLocation

Degree of Customer

Contact

Service Content

SERVICE

high

low

in-house

at site

high

low

MEMBER 02

1st tier2nd tiernth tier

ConsumerIndustrial user

SUPPLIER PRODUCER TRANSPORTER

DISTRIBUTORCUSTOMER

Kind ofProduction

Activity

Make-BuyDecision

Produce

UtilityCreated

Size

GeographicLocation

ServiceContent

OperationPerformed

manufacturing

transportation

trade

domestic

global

time

place

form

ownership

food products

electronics

textile

transportation

trade

etc.

small

medium

large

high

low

produce in-house

outsourcing

deliver

make

source

return

plan

FLOW 03

MATERIAL MONEY INFORMATION

Direction of Flow

FlowBetween

supplier-producer

producer-customer

producer-wholesaler

etc.

forward

backward

both-sides

OPERATION 04

Plan supply chainPlan sourcePlan makePlan deliverPlan return

Return defective productSource return MRO productDeliver return MRO productReturn excess product

Source stocked productSource make-to-order productSource engineer-to-order product

Make-to-stockMake-to-orderEngineer-to-order

Deliver stocked productDeliver make-to-order productDeliver engineer-to-order productDeliver retail product

PLAN SOURCE MAKE

DELIVERRETURN

Performedby

supplier

producer

transporter

disributor

costumer

Product:Process Type:

Weight:Size:

Resistance:Durability:

Characteristics:Type:

Product:Process Type:

Weight:Size:

Resistance:Durability:

Characteristics:Type:

PRODUCT LAYER 01

Oak woods

Pine Woods

Sand

Silexhardstone

Flint

AluminumRock

Oak andpine

timber

Tableleg

Table

Drawer

Silica Glass Table top

Highgrade

aluminum

Castaluminum

Tableskeleton

Tabledesign

Marketanalysis

table legmade-to-stocklightsmallnon fragilenon-perishablefunctionalwood products

Product:Process Type:

Weight:Size:

Resistance:Durability:

Characteristics:Type:

sandextracted from the naturebulkylargenon fragilenon-perishablefunctionalglass products

tablemade-to-orderlightsmallfragilenon-perishablefunctionalfurniture products

Supplier 4th Tier

Supplier3rd Tier

Supplier2nd Tier

Supplier1st Tier

Producer Distributor Customer

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Oak woods

Pine Woods

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Table

Drawer

Silica Glass Table top

Highgrade

aluminum

Castaluminum

Tableskeleton

Tabledesign

Marketanalysis

Internationaldistribution

Consumer

Industrialuser

Domesticdistribution

MEMBER LAYER 02

FLOW LAYER 03

Supplier 4th Tier

Supplier3rd Tier

Supplier2nd Tier

Supplier1st Tier

Producer Distributor Customer

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Pine Woods

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Drawer

Silica Glass Table top

Highgrade

aluminum

Castaluminum

Tableskeleton

Tabledesign

Marketanalysis

Internationaldistribution

Consumer

Industrialuser

Domesticdistribution

OPERATION LAYER 04

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Supplier3rd Tier

Supplier2nd Tier

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Producer Distributor Customer

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Ontology-Based SCM Model

Thank you

Supply Chain Management Ontology:

Towards an Ontology-Based SCM Model

Dr. Sevinç Üreten

sureten@baskent.edu.trhttp://www.baskent.edu.tr/~sureten

Dr. H. Kemal İlter

kilter@baskent.edu.trhttp://www.baskent.edu.tr/~kilter