All businesses want to boost productivity and efficiency while reducing errors and accidents, but this is especially important for small businesses operating with tighter budgets and smaller staffs.

At a time when we are constantly being told to value the new and the different, it may come as a surprise to learn that the standard, the shared and the common can be strong drivers of transformation.

After a decade of consultation and debate, on June 7, the European Union approved a directive requiring virtually all electronic devices sold in the EU be equipped by 2024 with a USB-C charging port; ...

Standardization is the process by which a company makes it methods, especially its production processes, uniform throughout its organization. Standardization helps cut costs by eliminating duplicated ...

Recently I wrote about the role of unified supply chain platforms, which enable convergence and help companies navigate the complex global market. The reality is that to streamline the supply chain, ...

Paul Murphy opined recently on the relative merits of standards versus standardization. To paraphrase, standards are good because multiple products do things in the same general way, thus making them ...

Contractors face unique challenges at every phase of a project — whether in planning, executing, or ongoing operations. Projects often encounter unexpected issues that require rapid problem solving.

The workshop served as an endeavor aimed at supporting U.S. participation in global standards efforts. The workshop was attended by nearly 200 participants from across the standardization ecosystem, ...

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The third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China set clear goals for accelerating the construction of a unified national market. The communique issued by the ...