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Supply Chain is a complex system and its modeling generally results in complicated mathematical problems. Solving these problems, one should make assumptions that make solutions impractical. Knowledge-based frameworks such as ontology has been proposed for tackling this issue. In this thesis, with relying on a seven step ontology developing method, UML as development language and Rational Rose as development software environment, an application ontology for supply chain and its problems has been developed. Furthermore, with use of a Benzene, Toluene and Xylene supply chain as an instance, it has been shown qualitatively how to use the ontology in various supply chain problems. It is...