[Location], in has been put in square brackets to distinguish it’s meaning from the common one. This term is used within GA Lab methodology to describe your actual objects or subjects (equipment, process, specification, facility, design or even human resources).
Where a [standard] is your desired performance or state that you want your object to achieve – the [location] is that object of your gap analysis study.
Example:
- You want to have your company be ISO9001 certified on, so your company is the [location] and the ISO9001 is the [standard]
- You are going to conduct an audit of a design of a
[location] = hydraulic press in paper cup manufacturing factory
to ensure that it complies with
[standards] = a set of relevant standards and safety regulations