Organisations that fail to comply may find their products subject to import delays and additional surcharges.

ISO 8000 data is machine readable, portable, and exchangeable in multiple languages without loss of meaning. This means that throughout the supply chain from the myriad of manufacturers through distributors, buyers and the end maintenance organisations who are involved in building oil refineries, water works, power stations and so on, can share a single version when it comes to product specifications.

KOIOS Master Data has developed software to create a cloud-based online community that enables manufacturers, distributors, suppliers and maintenance organisations across many industries, to easily collaborate by searching for, uploading and downloading product quality data – in particular product specifications – in accordance with these latest ISO standards.