November 2003

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HP Integration Strategies: Standards are tools for achieving success

Companies across the world are facingfundamental changes in the ways they are managed and operated.Managers are continuously evaluating strategies and practices todetermine how to maintain and build m..

Ghosh, A., HP Editorial Staff

Companies across the world are facing fundamental changes in the ways they are managed and operated. Managers are continuously evaluating strategies and practices to determine how to maintain and build market share, reduce costs, increase productivity and achieve a competitive edge. This applies to companies large and small and across industries to domestic and international markets. International trade agreements are helping make the global marketplace a reality. Interest in standardization has expanded from engineering offices to the executive suite. Strategic use of standardization is a management tool as well as an instrument for developing a blueprint for the future. By

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