Circular Economy Ontology Network (CEON) - Actor Module

The role(s) of an actor in a Circular Value Network, which is a specific type of collaboration.

• collector ⁿⁱ
• dismantler ⁿⁱ
• manufacturer ⁿⁱ
• recycler ⁿⁱ
• reseller ⁿⁱ
• seller ⁿⁱ
• supplier ⁿⁱ
• user ⁿⁱ

The roles of an actor involved in a collaboration.

• Actor Circular Value Network role ^c
• Actor process role ^c

The role(s) of an actor involved in a process.

The role(s) of an actor in relation to a resource.

• buyer ⁿⁱ
• consumer ⁿⁱ
• issuer ⁿⁱ
• owner ⁿⁱ
• producer ⁿⁱ
• provider ⁿⁱ
• reseller ⁿⁱ
• seller ⁿⁱ
• supplier ⁿⁱ
• updater ⁿⁱ
• user ⁿⁱ
• viewer ⁿⁱ

The relation where the role of the actor is the buyer of a certain resource.

A participation-relation, that represents the participation of an actor in a CVN with a certain role. For instance, a specific company playing the role of recycler in a certain flow of a CVN. The participation may also be related to a certain time (or time interval).

• actorODP:CollaborationParticipation ^c
• actorODP:participationIn ^op some Circular Value Network ^c and actorODP:participantRole ^op some Actor Circular Value Network role ^c and actorODP:participatingActor ^op some actorODP:Actor ^c and actorODP:CollaborationParticipation ^c

The relation where the role of the actor is the consumer of a certain resource.

The relation where the role of the actor is the issuer of a certain resource.

The relation where the role of the actor is the owner of a certain resource.

Participation of a certain actor in a certain process, with a certain role. For instance, a certain department of a recycling company having the role of quality controllant, or material sorter, in a certain recycling process. The participation may also be given a time, e.g. a start and end time.

• actorODP:CollaborationParticipation ^c
• actorODP:participatingActor ^op some actorODP:Actor ^c and actorODP:participantRole ^op some Actor Circular Value Network role ^c and actorODP:CollaborationParticipation ^c and actorODP:participationIn ^op some http://w3id.org/CEON/ontology/processODP/Process ^c

The relation where the role of the actor is the producer of a certain resource.

The relation where the role of the actor is the provider of a certain resource.

The relation where the role of the actor is the reseller of a certain resource.

The relation where the role of the actor is the seller of a certain resource.

The relation where the role of the actor is the supplier of a certain resource.

The relation where the role of the actor is the updater of a certain resource.

The relation where the role of the actor is the user of a certain resource.

The relation where the role of the actor is the viewer of a certain resource.

• capability extent ^op
• needed resource relations ^op

• Circular Value Network Participation ^c
• Process Participation ^c

A relation between a resource, an actor, and the role the actor has in relation to the resource. For instance, the role of owner that a certain actor takes for a certain resource for a certain period of time. Or the seller of a certain resource, until that resource has been sold, and the actor no longer has that role in relation to the resource.

• Buying resource ^c
• Consuming resource ^c
• Issuing resource ^c
• Owning resource ^c
• Producing resource ^c
• Providing resource ^c
• Reselling resource ^c
• Selling resource ^c
• Supplying resource ^c
• Updating resource ^c
• Using resource ^c
• Viewing resource ^c

• Actor collaboration role ^c
• Actor resource role ^c

A collaboration between actors that constitute a Circular Value Newtworks, implicitly or explicitly set up.

The extent of this capability, e.g. stating whether there are limist to the capability, such as a maximum amount or size of something.

In order for an actor to have a capability, it needs to have certain resources, e.g. materials, infrastrucutre, know-how, information etc.

• capability extent ^op
• needed resource relations ^op