The mantra of global business is “one standard, one test, and one time”. The international business environment is competitive, and to survive in this world, it is important to produce goods of high quality. Then, the question arises as to how one can quantify the quality of goods. This is the same predicament that manufacturers around the world were in decades ago when there were no international standards. That’s when the International Organisation for Standardisation, also known as the ISO, came into existence. Established on February 23, 1947, in Geneva, Switzerland, ISO promotes proprietary, commercial and industrial standards on an international scale.
The main products of ISO are international standards, but it also publishes technical reports, guides, technical specifications, and technical corrigenda. In 1960, the ISO published the popular standard ISO 31 on units and quantities, which is based on the SI (Système international d’unités). The SI system defines one unit for each quantity. For example, the unit for distance is metre and the unit for time is second. And this led to the worldwide uniformity on the units of measurements. Soon, ISO published standards on freight containers, environmental management system, and information security, to name a few. Today, ISO has over 19,000 standards, which cover practically all aspects of technology and business.
Standards define the characteristics of both products and services and guarantee safety during the usage of products. International standards benefit both consumers and manufacturers because the chances of a consumer purchasing a product that meets international standards are high and therefore, when people are convinced of the quality of the products and purchase them, the revenue of the manufacturer goes up.
It is important to understand how international standards can help you in various aspects of your life, and all this information is available on our website https://www.numericcodes.net/. If you need additional information on international standards, please feel free to contact us at info@numericcodes.net.
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