1. The document discusses standards for linking enterprises in dynamic manufacturing networks. It focuses on ISO and ISA standards that define business processes, information flows, and system integration for complex global supply chains. 2. It describes how ISA-95 separates business and manufacturing processes to allow flexibility. ISA-95 also provides a framework for integrating enterprise and production control systems. 3. The document advocates combining manufacturing standards like ISA-95 with PLM and systems engineering standards to define system lifecycles and synchronize the capabilities of partners involved in industrial programs.