Developing a Logistics Ontology for Natural Language Processing

c66793e2-463b-4113-84b9-9f910c4b206320240903074210750wseas:wseasmdt@crossref.orgMDT DepositWSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS2224-34021790-083210.37394/23209http://wseas.org/wseas/cms.action?id=40461220241220242110.37394/23209.2024.21https://wseas.com/journals/isa/2024.phpDeveloping a Logistics Ontology for Natural Language ProcessingNikolettaSamaridiDepartment of Informatics and Computer Engineering, University of West Attica, Egaleo, Athens 12243, GREECEEvangelos C.PapakitsosDepartment of Industrial Design & Production Engineering, University of West Attica, Egaleo, Athens 12241, GREECEMichailPapoutsidakisDepartment of Industrial Design & Production Engineering, University of West Attica, Egaleo, Athens 12241, GREECEMelinaMouzalaDepartment of Philosophy, University of Patras, Rio 26504, GREECENikitas N.KaranikolasDepartment of Informatics and Computer Engineering, University of West Attica, Egaleo, Athens 12243, GREECEThe business area requires the presence of Supply Chain services, to respond to the constantly evolving requirements. Supply chains are dynamic networks that include a continuous flow of processes, starting with the supplier and ending with the customer. For effective supply chain management, a conceptual understanding of the knowledge underlying this field is of utmost importance. On the other hand, ontologies are considered one of the most appropriate ways of representing knowledge and valuable tools for decision-making situations. The purpose of this paper is to present an ontology created to identify the common concepts of supply chain management systems, with the ultimate goal of supporting and promoting Natural Language Processing technologies through the representation of terminological knowledge for this specific field.93202493202438539736https://wseas.com/journals/isa/2024/a705109-021(2024).pdf10.37394/23209.2024.21.36https://wseas.com/journals/isa/2024/a705109-021(2024).pdfA. Rushton, and J. Oxley, Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management. 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