What is BS 202000 about?
Standardization management (SM) is a through-life process that enables the drafting, development and maintenance of industry standards. BS 202000 has been written to help organizations optimize their SM.
BS 202000 specifies requirements for an SMS in order to identify measurable criteria for effective SM and instil organizational cultures and behaviours to deliver vendor and supplier confidence with regards to standardization.
Who is BS 202000 for?
Users are likely to be procurement managers, risk managers and compliance managers in the following sectors:
- Defence
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Chemical and pharmaceutical
- Construction
- Electronics
- Energy
- Nuclear
- Security
- Space
Why should you use BS 202000?
Standardization management (SM) is a critical enabler for improved cooperation and plays an integral part in the activities of organizations. SM outcomes are a key element in capability development activities and for the improvement of the competitiveness of the industry.
BS 202000 specifies requirements for a standardization management system (SMS) in order to identify measurable criteria for effective standardization management (SM) and instil organizational cultures and behaviours to deliver vendor and supplier confidence with regards to standardization.
SM promotes the intelligent selection and implementation of standards, policy, processes and tools, and delivers:
- Enhanced product and service safety, quality (product qualification in some sectors) and process efficiencies
- Optimization of the variety of products and services
- Facilitation of increased interoperability of products, services and processes
- Increased exchange of information between organizations and dissemination of technology
- Improved compatibility of products and services in international markets, reducing transaction costs and enhancing the export performance and prestige of organizations
- Improved governance and assurance
- Defined and adaptable system architectures
- Clear accountability and reduced risk
- Standards’ evolution