Bruce asked “Do any of you have any standard material classification logic that you have used.  I’m working with a client to classify all of the parts they purchase.  In the past I’ve used some standards from NAPM but I can’t seem to find them now on the ISM site.”

I thought for a moment and went browsing and here’s what I can up with:

• Believe NAPM’s list has been obsoleted by other codes such as the Harmonized Tariff Schedule http://hts.usitc.gov/
• UN Standard Products and Services Codes http://www.unspsc.org/
• Depending on how granular you need to go you could also use SIC codes to build commodity groups. http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/siccodes.htm
• HazMat US DOT/UN Codes might be what you need http://bhs.econ.census.gov/bhs/cfs/Hazmat%20Code%20List.pdf
• Pharma has NDC’s http://www.fda.gov/drugs/informationondrugs/ucm142438.htm

Have any better ideas, lets us know!