Editor’s note: There is a free recording of the QD/LNS webinar on enterprise quality management software (EQMS) which ran Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at 11 a.m. Pacific. Click here to view recording.

There are a number of costs and benefits when standardizing across the enterprise a process that’s been carried out at the local level. Although some argue that standardizing reduces the potential for site-level innovations and improvements, others praise global process standardization for its positive effects on visibility, communication, and collaboration.

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