Ontology-Based Knowledge Modelling for Food Supply Chain Data Representation

Abstract

There has been a lack of common data management and encoding standards, as well as an inability to connect products to the many stages of their transformation process. This paper proposes a Food Supply Chain Ontology to help in the management of food traceability at various phases of the supply chain, from the extraction of raw materials to the delivery of goods to customers. Traceability has the potential to be a game-changer in the industry since it is inextricably linked to product safety and quality. Integrating the semantic web into the food supply chain enhances planning, forecasting, productivity, and competitiveness. Most of the research papers concentrate on conveying knowledge about one food type while neglecting the other food categories. Furthermore, these articles did not represent knowledge about all stages of the food supply chain. This paper proposes and implements a food supply chain ontology. During the management of the entire food supply chain stages, the suggested ontology describes all types of food products.