Defense Supply Chain and Documentation Ontology (DSCDO)
type: Ontology
version IRI: https://schema.616.crc.nd.edu/nd/scdoc/ont/0.1.3
abstract: The Defense Supply Chain and Documentation Ontology (DSCDO) provides a formal model for representing knowledge about supply chain networks, processes, and entities. It enables interoperability and knowledge sharing between supply chain information systems by providing a common vocabulary and conceptual structure and supporting documentation providing supply chain provenance. Key concepts modeled include: - Supply chain stages such as suppliers, manufacturers - Products, materials, and information flows between supply chain stages - Supply chain processes such as procurement, production, and transportation The ontology is designed to be extensible to support modeling of domain-specific supply chains and integration with other enterprise ontologies. It aims to facilitate supply chain analytics, decision support, knowledge management, and semantic integration of heterogeneous supply chain data sources.
created: 2024-04-09
creator: Charles F. Vardeman II
  type: Person
  affiliation: University of Notre Dame
description: An ontology for describing supply chain documentation.
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
modified: 2024-11-20
publisher: Center for Research Computing, University of Notre Dame
publisher: Simba Chain
rights: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
rights holder: SIMBA Chain, University of Notre Dame
status: Work in progress
preferred namespace prefix: dscdo
version info: 0.1.3
change note: 0.1.0 - intial release of pattern skeletons
change note: 0.1.1 - adding supply chain events from the supply chain pattern and connecting to the documentation extraction pattern
change note: 0.1.2 - adding identifier patterns and beginning of shapes
change note: 0.1.3 - chaning iri namespace and ontology prefix
code repository: https://github.com/crcresearch/earth616_ontology
introduction: The Defense Supply Chain and Documentation Ontology (DSCDO) is a sophisticated framework designed to capture and link supply chain documentation artifacts to relevant events and Tradable Resource Units (TRUs). This ontology serves as a comprehensive model for representing the complex interactions and transactions within the defense supply chain, ensuring that every document, event, and resource unit is accurately documented and interconnected. Key Components of DSCDO: 1. **Event Pattern**: The ontology leverages an Event Pattern to model various types of events such as TransferEvent, TransformationEvent, CustodyChangeEvent, OwnershipChangeEvent, TransportEvent, and ObservationEvent. Each event is linked to spatiotemporal aspects through the SpatiotemporalExtent class, which captures the time and place of occurrence. 2. **Participant Role**: Events are connected to participants through roles such as SourceRole, TargetRole, EquipmentRole, and CustodianRoles (both Source and Target). This ensures that every event is associated with one or more agents (e.g., organizations, individuals) fulfilling specific roles. 3. **Container and Containment Relations**: The ontology models containers and their types, along with the relationships of containment. This includes modeling the TemporalExtent of containment, allowing for the tracking of resources over time and space. 4. **Identifier Encoding**: To maintain traceability, DSCDO includes a detailed Identifier framework, encompassing IdentifierEncoding, IdentifierSource, and IdentifierType. This system ensures that each resource unit can be uniquely identified and traced through the supply chain. 5. **Traceable Resource Unit (TRU)**: The TRU is a core concept representing units that are tracked through the supply chain. This includes QuantityOfMaterial, which is further detailed by Material types, measurements, and units, ensuring precise tracking and management of resources. 6. **Observation and Measurement**: Observations are …
type: NamedIndividual
type: Vocabulary

inverse
type: AnnotationProperty
comment: PROV-O does not define all property inverses. The directionalities defined in PROV-O should be given preference over those not defined. However, if users wish to name the inverse of a PROV-O property, the local name given by prov:inverse should be used.

used
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: wasInfluencedBy
domain: Activity
range: Entity
comment: A prov:Entity that was used by this prov:Activity. For example, :baking prov:used :spoon, :egg, :oven .
inverse: wasUsedBy

wasAssociatedWith
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: wasInfluencedBy
domain: Activity
range: Agent
comment: An prov:Agent that had some (unspecified) responsibility for the occurrence of this prov:Activity.
inverse: wasAssociateFor

wasDerivedFrom
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: wasInfluencedBy
domain: Entity
range: Entity
comment: The more specific subproperties of prov:wasDerivedFrom (i.e., prov:wasQuotedFrom, prov:wasRevisionOf, prov:hadPrimarySource) should be used when applicable.
definition: A derivation is a transformation of an entity into another, an update of an entity resulting in a new one, or the construction of a new entity based on a pre-existing entity.
inverse: hadDerivation

wasGeneratedBy
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: wasInfluencedBy
domain: Entity
range: Activity
inverse: generated

wasInfluencedBy
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Class
  union of: Activity
  union of: Agent
  union of: Entity
range: Class
  union of: Activity
  union of: Agent
  union of: Entity
comment: Because prov:wasInfluencedBy is a broad relation, its more specific subproperties (e.g. prov:wasInformedBy, prov:actedOnBehalfOf, prov:wasEndedBy, etc.) should be used when applicable.
comment: This property has multiple RDFS domains to suit multiple OWL Profiles. See PROV-O OWL Profile.
editorial note: The sub-properties of prov:wasInfluencedBy can be elaborated in more detail using the Qualification Pattern. For example, the binary relation :baking prov:used :spoon can be qualified by asserting :baking prov:qualifiedUsage [ a prov:Usage; prov:entity :spoon; prov:atLocation :kitchen ] . Subproperties of prov:wasInfluencedBy may also be asserted directly without being qualified. prov:wasInfluencedBy should not be used without also using one of its subproperties.
inverse: influenced

assumes role
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Agent
range: Participant Role
range: Supply Chain Role
comment: Relates an agent to the role it plays in an event.

contentExtractedFrom
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: wasDerivedFrom
domain: DocumentContent
range: SCDigitalDocument
comment: Indicates that the document content was derived from a specific digital document.

has contained in relation
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: sub event of
domain: Supply Chain Event
range: Contained In Relation

hasDocument
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Documentation Source
range: ScdigitaldocumentDocument

has further documentation
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: has information object
domain: Supply Chain Event
range: Documentation Source

has information object
type: ObjectProperty
range: Information Object
comment: Property relating Event to InformationObject in this pattern. The domain of this property is not restricted to Event since it is possible that non-event to have an information object. The range is always InformationObject since it makes no sense to have a property named hasInformationObject to point to anything other than information object.

has postcondition
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: sub event of
domain: Supply Chain Event
range: Supply Chain Event

has precondition
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: sub event of
domain: Supply Chain Event
range: Supply Chain Event

has spatiotemporal extent
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: has spatiotemporal extent
domain: Supply Chain Event
range: Supply Chain Spatiotemporal Extent

has spatiotemporal extent
type: ObjectProperty
range: Spatiotemporal Extent
comment: Property relating Event to SpatioTemporalExtent in this pattern. The range is always SpatioTemporalExtent (globally) since it makes no sense to have a property named hasSpatioTemporalExtent to point to anything other than spatiotemporal extent. The domain is not set to Event as non-Event may also have spatiotemporal extent.

has temporal extent
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: has spatiotemporal extent
domain: Supply Chain Event
range: Temporal Extent

hasWorkflow
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: wasAssociatedWith
domain: InformationExtractionWorkflow
range: IEPipeline
comment: Associates an information extraction workflow with a specific pipeline.

hasDocumentContent
type: ObjectProperty
domain: SCDigitalDocument
range: DocumentContent
comment: Links a digital document to its content extracted via OCR.

hasDocumentType
type: ObjectProperty
domain: SCDigitalDocument
range: DocumentType
comment: Specifies the type or category of a digital document.

occurs at
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
domain: Transformation Event
range: Transformation Activity

produced at
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: sub event of
domain: Observation Event
range: Supply Chain Event

provides participant role
type: ObjectProperty
range: Participant Role
comment: Property relating Event to ParticipantRole in this pattern. The range is always ParticipantRole since it makes no sense to have a property named as providesParticipantRole not to point to a participant role. The domain is not set to Event as non-Event may also provide a participant role.

provides role
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: provides participant role
domain: Supply Chain Event
range: Supply Chain Role

sub event of
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Event
range: Event
comment: Property expressing partonomic relation between two events. Domain and range are always Event.

workflowExecution
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: wasGeneratedBy
domain: DocumentContent
range: InformationExtractionWorkflow
comment: Connects the document content to the workflow that processed it.

processedText
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: DocumentContent
range: string
comment: The processed text of a digitized document.

Agent
type: Class
disjoint with: InstantaneousEvent
definition: An agent is something that bears some form of responsibility for an activity taking place, for the existence of an entity, or for another agent's activity.

Entity
type: Class
disjoint with: InstantaneousEvent
disjoint with: Activity
definition: An entity is a physical, digital, conceptual, or other kind of thing with some fixed aspects; entities may be real or imaginary.

InstantaneousEvent
type: Class
comment: An instantaneous event, or event for short, happens in the world and marks a change in the world, in its activities and in its entities. The term 'event' is commonly used in process algebra with a similar meaning. Events represent communications or interactions; they are assumed to be atomic and instantaneous.
definition: The PROV data model is implicitly based on a notion of instantaneous events (or just events), that mark transitions in the world. Events include generation, usage, or invalidation of entities, as well as starting or ending of activities. This notion of event is not first-class in the data model, but it is useful for explaining its other concepts and its semantics.

Organization
type: Class
subclass of: Agent
definition: An organization is a social or legal institution such as a company, society, etc.

Person
type: Class
subclass of: Agent
definition: Person agents are people.

SoftwareAgent
type: Class
subclass of: Agent
definition: A software agent is running software.

Activity
type: Class
definition: An activity is something that occurs over a period of time and acts upon or with entities; it may include consuming, processing, transforming, modifying, relocating, using, or generating entities.

Agent
type: Class
comment: An entity participating in a supply chain event, such as a person, organization, or system.
comment: An entity participating in an event, such as a person, organization, or system.

Being Measured Role
type: Class
subclass of: Supply Chain Role
comment: The role of goods or materials being observed or measured.

Being Shipped Role
type: Class
subclass of: Supply Chain Role
comment: The role of goods or materials being shipped or transported.

Contained In Relation
type: Class
subclass of: Thing
comment: Represents a containment relationship between events.

Custody Change Event
type: Class
subclass of: Supply Chain Event
comment: An event where the custody of goods or materials changes.

DigitalDocument
type: Class
subclass of: DigitalDocument
subclass of: Entity
subclass of: Document
comment: Represents a digital document that has been scanned and digitized, and is part of the broader document processing workflow.

Document
type: Class
comment: A general class for documents.

DocumentType
type: Class
subclass of: Enumeration
comment: Represents the type or classification of a document.

Documentation Source
type: Class
subclass of: Information Object
comment: A source of documentation or information related to an event.

DocumentContent
type: Class
subclass of: Entity
comment: Represents the content extracted from a document.

Equipment Role
type: Class
subclass of: Supply Chain Role
comment: The role of equipment or machinery used in an event.

Event
type: Class
comment: Represents any kind of events. An event possesses a spatiotemporal extent, provides at least one participant-role, which is performed by some entity (agents or otherwise), and may be a sub-event of another event. An event may also have additional descriptive information, which is consolidated through an information object.

IEPipeline
type: Class
subclass of: SoftwareAgent
comment: Represents a pipeline used in the information extraction process.

Information Object
type: Class
comment: An entity that encapsulates all descriptive or non-defining information of the corresponding event, e.g., names, additional identifiers, textual descriptions, etc. Should normally be aligned to a separate Information Object pattern.

InformationExtractionWorkflow
type: Class
subclass of: Activity
comment: Represents a workflow or process of extracting information from documents.

Observation Event
type: Class
subclass of: Supply Chain Event
comment: An event where an observation or measurement is made on goods or materials.

Ownership Change Event
type: Class
subclass of: Supply Chain Event
comment: An event where the ownership of goods or materials changes.

Participant Role
type: Class
comment: Every ParticipantRole represents a reified relationship between an event and one of its participants. Should normally be aligned to a separate Participant-Role pattern.

SCDigitalDocument
type: Class
subclass of: DigitalDocument
comment: Represents digital document that is supply chain documentation

Source Custodian Role
type: Class
subclass of: Supply Chain Role
comment: The role of the entity that has custody of goods or materials before an event.

Source Owner Role
type: Class
subclass of: Supply Chain Role
comment: The role of the entity that owns goods or materials before an event.

Source Role
type: Class
subclass of: Supply Chain Role
comment: The role of the entity from which goods or materials originate.

Spatiotemporal Extent
type: Class
comment: Hook to a complex notion representing a unified spatial and temporal extent. Intended to cover non-static or discontinuous spatiotemporal extent. Should be aligned to a separate Spatiotemporal Extent pattern.

Supply Chain Event
type: Class
subclass of: Error1
subclass of: Error2
subclass of: Event
comment: An event occurring in a supply chain process.

Supply Chain Role
type: Class
subclass of: Participant Role
comment: A role played by an entity in a supply chain event.

Supply Chain Spatiotemporal Extent
type: Class
subclass of: Spatiotemporal Extent
comment: Represents the spatial and temporal extent of a supply chain event.

Target Custodian Role
type: Class
subclass of: Supply Chain Role
comment: The role of the entity that gains custody of goods or materials after an event.

Target Owner Role
type: Class
subclass of: Supply Chain Role
comment: The role of the entity that gains ownership of goods or materials after an event.

Target Role
type: Class
subclass of: Supply Chain Role
comment: The role of the entity to which goods or materials are destined.

Temporal Extent
type: Class
subclass of: Spatiotemporal Extent
comment: Represents the temporal extent of an event.

Transfer Event
type: Class
subclass of: Supply Chain Event
comment: An event involving the transfer of goods or materials.

Transformation Activity
type: Class
subclass of: Thing
comment: An activity or process that transforms goods or materials.

Transformation Event
type: Class
subclass of: Supply Chain Event
comment: An event where goods or materials undergo a transformation process.

Transport Event
type: Class
subclass of: Transfer Event
comment: An event involving the transportation of goods or materials.

CreativeWork
type: Class
subclass of: Thing
comment: The most generic kind of creative work, including books, movies, photographs, software programs, etc.
contributor: rNews

DigitalDocument
type: Class
subclass of: CreativeWork
comment: An electronic file or document.

schema:Enumeration
type: Class

Thing
type: Class
comment: The most generic type of item.