Structural Gaps in
Product Information
Systems

When Products Move Faster Than Their Documentation

Trade documentation systems were designed to answer whether a product can cross a border, not what distinguishes it in market context. This paper analyzes the structural information gap across global food corridors.

When Compression Replaces Interpretation

The architecture of compression — collapsing multiple nutritional dimensions into a single score — requires normative weighting decisions that differ across regulatory contexts. This paper examines the structural consequences of that fragmentation.

Structural Gaps in Product Information Systems — Governance & Quality

Certification establishes a minimum threshold; it does not explain what distinguishes one producer from another. This paper diagnoses the structural gap and proposes information-layer approaches.