FAMILY OF CONCEPTS - Tangible-Intangible Partition of Resource Agent
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Resource AgentA Resource Agent is an entity type which instance belongs to the physical space, and comprises Human Agents, Hardware Systems, Software Systems and Natural Resources. Resource Agent is the supertype of all types of Agents that produce and react to Resource Outcome Events. This includes: 1) Business Agents which represent physical resources that produce and react to Business Outcome Events of the enterprise. 2) Technology Systems which represents enabling systems that produce and react to Technology Outcome Events. |
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DISJOINT SUBTYPES of 'Resource Agent'
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Intangible Resource Agent |
An Intangible Resource Agent is a Resource Agent whose instances do not have physical substance. Example: - Social groups, |
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Physical Resource Agent |
A Physical Resource Agent is any identifiable and tangible Resource Agent that exists in the physical universe that can cast a shadow. It is characterized by its ability to occupy space, possess mass, and interact with other Physical Resource Agents through fundamental forces. Physical Resource Agents are subject to the laws of physics and can be observed, measured, and analyzed using scientific methods. |