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Offering Ontology

Definition: Products or services that are made available by an organization to satisfy wants or needs.

Parent: Disposition

See also: Organization, Market

Modeling Notes​

  • Extends BFO disposition concepts for commercial offerings
  • Models products, services, and integrated solutions
  • Includes market segmentation and targeting relationships
  • Supports enterprise foundry curation contexts
  • Essential for business relationship modeling in AI systems

Core Offering Types​

Product Categories​

  • Product - Tangible items created to satisfy wants or needs
  • Service - Intangible activities provided to solve problems
  • Solution - Integrated combinations of products and services

Market Concepts​

  • Market - Economic space where buyers and sellers interact
  • Market Segment - Subset of market with specific characteristics

Implementation Example​

# AI service offering
abi:ai_consulting_service a abi:Service ;
    rdfs:label "AI Consulting Service"@en ;
    skos:definition "Professional consulting for AI system implementation" ;
    abi:isOfferingOf abi:ai_consulting_firm ;
    abi:targets abi:enterprise_ai_market ;
    abi:is_curated_in_foundry "enterprise_management_foundry" .

# Consulting firm
abi:ai_consulting_firm a abi:CommercialOrganization ;
    rdfs:label "AI Consulting Firm"@en ;
    abi:hasOffering abi:ai_consulting_service .

# Target market
abi:enterprise_ai_market a abi:MarketSegment ;
    rdfs:label "Enterprise AI Market"@en ;
    skos:definition "Market segment focused on enterprise AI adoption" ;
    abi:isTargetedBy abi:ai_consulting_service .

Offering Relationships​

Organization-Offering Relations​

  • abi:hasOffering / abi:isOfferingOf - Organization-offering relationships
  • abi:hasMarket / abi:isMarketOf - Organization-market relationships

Market Relations​

  • abi:hasMarketSegment / abi:isMarketSegmentOf - Market segmentation
  • abi:targets / abi:isTargetedBy - Offering-market targeting

Market Analysis Framework​

Market Characteristics​

  • Market Share - Percentage of market controlled by offering
  • Market Size - Total addressable market volume
  • Market Growth - Rate of market expansion

Competitive Analysis​

  • Competitive Position - Offering position relative to competitors
  • Value Proposition - Unique value delivered to market
  • Differentiation Strategy - How offering differs from alternatives

AI Business Applications​

Service Offerings​

  • AI Development Services - Custom AI system development
  • AI Consulting Services - Strategic AI implementation guidance
  • AI Training Services - Educational and skill development programs

Product Offerings​

  • AI Software Products - Packaged AI applications and tools
  • AI Hardware Products - Specialized AI computing hardware
  • AI Platform Products - Infrastructure and development platforms

Solution Offerings​

  • End-to-End AI Solutions - Complete AI system implementations
  • Industry-Specific Solutions - Tailored AI solutions for specific sectors
  • Hybrid Solutions - Combinations of AI and traditional technologies

Market Segmentation​

By Industry​

  • Healthcare AI Market - Medical and healthcare applications
  • Financial AI Market - Banking and financial services
  • Manufacturing AI Market - Industrial and production applications

By Organization Size​

  • Enterprise AI Market - Large organization implementations
  • SMB AI Market - Small and medium business solutions
  • Startup AI Market - Early-stage company applications

By Use Case​

  • Automation Market - Process automation solutions
  • Analytics Market - Data analysis and insights
  • Interaction Market - Human-AI interface solutions