IHS White Paper: Increase Business Success in Mexico

The results of World Bank’s data collection and analyses of businesses worldwide show that, Mexico’s overall status business fluidity has annually risen within the ranks. Manufactured exports are crucial to the Mexican economy, contributing to 30 percent of the GDP.

A key to a healthy manufacturing and export-based economy is the production of quality product on a consistent basis. Implementation of standards develop processes resulting in consistent, quality production, as well as provides businesses a basis to support claims of quality. The standards applicable to products marketed in Mexico fall under the Secretaria de Comercio y Formento Industrial (SECOFI) through the Direction General de Normas (DGN).

This paper expands upon standards from international SDOs and others of interest to Mexico-based manufacturers, as well as standards requirements for products destined for marketing and sale in Mexico.

• Meeting consistent product requirements to compete successfully in international markets
• Standards for products marketed and sold in Mexico, which protect the public
• Creating and maintaining a standards library
• Data management characteristics to consider when evaluating standards management options

Also provided in this paper is a table providing SDOs with standards collection likely to be of interest to businesses manufacturing parts in Mexico for export or use with components imported for assembly in Mexico.

Integrating standards into business ventures in Mexico assures that products can be sold there and that products manufactured in Mexico can be sold in international markets. Standards need be identified, and maintained to assure proper use and compliance. Third-party standards re-sellers can provide businesses of all sizes with standards solutions that are cost-effective and easy to use.

Download this White Paper and find out the information you need to assure standards are effectively used in your business operations in Mexico.

Related topics:

• NAFTA
• World Bank’s list of Top 10 Reformers
• Mexico-based and foreign businesses
• ISO 9001:2000
• Quality Management Systems
• ISO/TS 16949:2002
• NOMs
• NMXs
• Mexican Federal Law on Metrology and Standardization
• Secretaria de Energia
• Mexican Government Secretariats
• General Directorate of Standards (DGN)
• Mexican Secretariat of Commerce
• Program of Standardization
• Underwriters Laboratories