Iron and steel is one of the most important raw material industries in China. For this study, the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China (SAC) has chosen a large enterprise positioned in the downstream segment of the iron and steel industry value chain: ''Xinxing Ductile Ir...

For this study, the National Standardization of Indonesia (BSN) has chosenn a concrete manufacturing company ''PT WIKA Beton'', one of the largest subsidiaries of PT Wiyaya Karya (WIKA)', Indonesia's leading integrated EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) and investment company. In 2008, ...

This is the second volume of case studies carried out using the ISO Methodology developed by ISO, with the support of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants to assess and quantify the economic benefits of standards mainly from a microeconomic perspective. It contains ten studies from nine countries carr...

This case study seeks to understand the beneficial impacts of an ISO 50001 based energy management system (EnMS) on BASF South East Asia Pte Ltd’s Performance Chemicals plant at Jurong Island, Singapore (hereon known as BASF). It utilises the value chain model as prescribed by the ISO 2.0 m...

The company selected for this study by the Standards and Quality Agency of Cameroon (ANOR) is ''Chococam'' one of the two leading companies dominating the cocoa industry in Cameroon. Chococam is specialized in the manufacture of chocolate-based products and various sweets from cocoa mass and has a d...

For the conduct of this study, the Standardization Association of Senegal (ASN) has chosen ''Water Senegal - SDE (Sénégalaise des Eaux)'', a private limited company with regional offices across the country. With over a thousand employees, SDE serves around 5 million people and operates within an ins...

This is a study conducted to determine the non-economic benefits of standards for the bus companies of the Shenzhen Transport Commission. The Commission is responsible for the management of transport in general. The study reveals how the introduction of an intelligent standards-based dispatching sys...

This is a study conducted to determine the non-economic benefits of standards developed by the Shenzhen LED Standards Alliance (LSA) for the LED lighting industry. The assessment focuses on three types of LSA member organizations: two manufacturers, three suppliers and one consumer of the LED lighti...

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The South African Bureau of Standards chose to conduct an assessment on a cement manufacturing company, ''Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited (PPC Cement)''. Comprised of eight manufacturing plants and three milling depots, the company is a reliable supplier to the civil, commercial and residen...

This is a study to determine the non-economic benefits of standards on the Shenzhen Meteorological Service Center (SMSC). In providing public meteorological information services, industrial meteorological safeguards and technical services for lightning protection, SMSC uses Chinese and internal comp...

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) chose to conduct the assessment of a brick manufacturing company ''Lobatse Clay Works'' with a view to determine whether standards had an impact in terms of cost savings and product quality. Lobatse Clay Works has an approximate 48% share of the domestic marke...

The company selected by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI), ''Maga Engineering (Pvt)'', is a leading constructor employing over 180 engineers, including chartered engineers with wide experience in the technical and managerial aspects of the industry, both locally and overseas: The scope ...

This is a case study conducted to determine the economic benefits of standards. The enterprise chosen for the study, Teckwah Industrial Corporation Ltd. (Teckwah), provides cost-effective solutions in printing & packaging, turnkey software manufacturing, value chain manufacturing and service part & ...

The Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China (SAC) chose to conduct this study on the ''Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd.'' (referred to as DSCI), a holding subsidiary of the China Shipbuilding Industry Limited Liability Company. The main features characterizing the sh...

Initiated by the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality Control (EOS), this study has been conducted on a leading producer and distributor of packaged milk, juice and yogurt products in Eqypt: ''Juhayna Food Industries S.A.E''. With 3 860 employees at the time of the study, the compan...

This is a case study conducted to determine the non-economic benefits of standards. The enterprise chosen for the study is Shanghai Shuguang Hospital (Shuguang), one of the earliest traditional Chinese medicine and non-profit hospitals in China. Founded in 1906, and affiliated to the Shanghai Univer...

Chosen by the DIN German Institute for Standardization, this study has been carried out in collaboration with the switch technology and standardization divisions at ''Siemens AG''. Switch technology involves essential components for the transport and distribution of electrical energy for uses rang...

For the conduct of this study, the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) chose ''PTT Chemical Public Company Limited (PTTCH)'', a leading petrochemical company operating across the chemical sector. The study focuses on polymer products which, as finished petrochemical products are used as synth...

This is a case study conducted to determine the economic benefits. The enterprise chosen for the study, is Baltika Breweries, Russia's leading beer brand. It has a market share of 38.2 % and is one of the largest, fastest-moving consumer goods companies. The study focuses on five business functions:...