soul / 02-Apr-02
[ Semantics, Ontologies & UBL ]
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E-Business
Area of
Interest
-Mostly This
Middle Ontology
(Domain-spanning
Knowledge)
Most General Thing
Upper Ontology
(Generic Common
Knowledge)
Products/Services
Processes
Organizations
Locations
Lower Ontology
(individual domains)
Supply Chain
Management
Product
Development
Lowest Ontology
(sub-domains)
Procurement
But Also This!
Ontology: General Picture
Requirement
Planning