eOrdering kick-off meeting and scope definition 06/07/2022

Date: 06/07/2022
Participants: Giorgia Lodi, Natalie Muric, Pietro Palermo
Model editor: Eugeniu Costetchi
Note editor: Andreea Pasăre

Agenda

  • What is the scope of the eOrdering module? Which concepts and relations between them are covered here?

  • What sort of competency questions shall be answered? What shall be answered by the ontology?

  • What use cases, instance data examples, and application scenarios shall be considered?

  • What are the key experts to be consulted in this work?

  • What are the main materials to be consulted/considered?

  • What is the definition of done?

Discussion

  • TC440 work is going on and can be aligned to efforts in eProcurement ontology

  • Need:

    • to develop a data model that can be used in the transactions.

    • not a big data model, but something that works for the market

    • start with a core data model (that can be enlarged next year)

  • What is the definition of done?

    • All data information is necessary for their (TC440) transaction definitions.

  • What are the key experts to be consulted in this work?

    • Pietro /!\

  • What are the main materials to be consulted/considered?

    • In TC440 there are already specifications

  • What is the scope of the eOrdering module? Which concepts and relations between them are covered here?

    • Order is mostly about quantities of items (goods and services) and is linked to a catalogue.

    • Item identifier leads to a catalogue, and eOrdering will use that

    • Orders and Deliveries (request of delivery, not the actual delivery) are covered by the model

    • Time, place, price of delivery/order

    • Packaging is an important aspect of the eCatalogue

    • eCatalogue and eOrdering modules will be reused in the eInvoice module

    • Checking the performance in the supply chain

      • e.g. on delivery: order date vs delivery date

    • If there is a product that must be stored at a low temperature, then this kind of information must be specified in the order.

    • Some information about the item is critical for the transportation and preservation of the item (this info is possibly in the core or the extension)

    • The properties (relevant in the logistics) are specified in the Item (i.e in the eCatalogue)

    • The order MUST support the basic logistic process; Basic, not everything, of the logistics.

    • For example, insurance aspects can be covered in the eOrdering but only the basic, not the details.

    • For example, hazardous items need to be described and delivery information specified.

    • The contract is “something”, and the “order” is something else.

    • Main concepts:

      • Order

      • Parties

      • Expected delivery (time, place, receiver)

      • Accounting properties (price, tax, additional charges, )

      • Quantity totals (certain/final)

        • Amount is estimated (and may differ from what is delivered in the end)

        • “an ordered quantity” vs “delivered quantity” vs “invoiced quantity”

      • Monetary totals (estimated monetary values and the actual total will be put in the invoice)

        • Price (is not estimated, is fixed)

        • Additional costs related to the packaging, delivery, dispatch

      • Items (with IDs in some schema) and their classification

      • Additional properties of an Item (catalogue related) useful for people to Package, Deliver, Dispatch

      • We can try to profile properly the information that shall be in the catalogue, and in order.

  • What sort of competency questions shall be answered? What shall be answered by the ontology?

    • When, where and for what price was an item ordered? (not delivered, because the delivery is in the eFulfillment)

    • Which group of items have been ordered by a “buyer” from a “seller”?

    • What is the expected delivery date and place (not the actual one)?

    • Who will receive the order (i.e. the consignee)?

  • The work methodology:

    • GitHub Issues

    • Regular meetings (x2 Wednesdays and then every 2nd Thursday)

  • What are the main materials to be consulted/considered?

  • /!\ Warning: We shall try and keep it as small as possible. eOrder may be one of the largest areas in the post-award.