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• FUNDAMENTALS OF STANDARDIZATION Introduction Through the Ages with Standards Semantics and Terminology Purposes and Scope of Standardization Genesis of Standards and the Law Varieties and Relationships Among Standards Procurement Standards ELEMENTS OF GLOBAL STANDARDIZATION National and International Standardization Conformity Assessment: Laboratory Accreditation, Quality System Registration, and Product Certification National Versus International Standards: Products and Processes Introduction to ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 Management System Standards ISO 9000 and the Real World Strategic Standardization in Heavy Industry The U.S. Standardization System: A New Perspective The Modern-Day Archimedes: Using International Standards to Leverage World Markets Standardization and Technical Trade Barriers: A Case in Europe Safety Standards and Product Certification in a Global Market Consumer Product Safety in the Global Marketplace REMINISCENCES OF EXPERIENCED STANDARDS MAKERS Reengineering Standards for the Process Industries: Process Industry Practices Laboratory Accreditation Programs in the United States: The Need for Cooperation Test Methodology and Standardization Parables Performance Testing and Correlation Standardization and Quality Assurance in Developing Countries International Standards: The Key to Global Competitiveness The Informal Versus the Formal Standard Development Process: Myth and Reality Appendix A: Standards Organizations and Acronyms Appendix B: OMB Circular A-119, Revised 1998.
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This ready reference surveys the discipline of standards and standardization, defining common terms, clarifying descriptions, describing how standards could be used to restrain trade, and explaining how international trade is stimulated by the due process provisions of standards writing organizations. Containing real-world examples provided by experienced standards professionals, "Standardization Essentials" is a vital, forward-looking reference for mechanical, civil, electrical and electronics, materials, chemical, mineral, cost, quality, reliability, industrial, developmental, safety, forensic, and consulting engineers; standards managers; architects; project managers; upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students in these disciplines.The book crystallizes the essential role that standards play in strategic standardization management, purchasing, contractual agreements, and international trade! Covering costs, benefits, limitations, uses, and abuses of standardization programs, "Standardization Essentials Considers" whether standards build or bar trade and the use of international standards to leverage world markets. It presents a case study of conformity assessment related to international technical trade barriers; focuses on consumer safety standards for automobile tires and other products; addresses implementation of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 management system standards in industry; highlights voluntary (nongovernmental) and mandatory (governmental) standards and regulations developed by a variety of organizations; and, reveals competition, incongruities, and harmonization among national and international standards.
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• Chapter 1: The Crucial Standardization-- PART I: REGULATING BY STANDARDS--
• Chapter 2: Organization, Market, and Standardization--
• Chapter 3: Standardization and Expert Knowledge--
• Chapter 4: Standardizing through Organization-- PART II: PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING STANDARDS--
• Chapter 5: The Knowledge Base of Standards--
• Chapter 6: Organizing the Process of Standardization--
• Chapter 7: Arenas as Standardizers--
• Chapter 8: Selling Standards-- PART III: ADOPTING STANDARDS--
• Chapter 9: Following Standards--
• Chapter 10: Standardization and Uniformity--
• Chapter 11: Standardization and Fashion Trends--
• Chapter 12: The Pros and Cons of Standardization: An Epilogue.
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In the modern world there is no shortage of people who know what is best for others. Self-appointed experts, consultants, and organizations try to convince states, corporations, and individuals that they would be better off if they only followed some specific rules about what to do. There are 'experts' in almost every field of human activity, from the management of companies to the management of our own health. Even organizations as powerful as states and large corporations follow rules provided by others on how to organize, which policies to pursue, what kinds of services to provide, or how their products should be designed. These rules are presented as being voluntary and advisory. They are standards, not mandatory directives, and in modern life standards abound. They may concern what characteristics a telephone should have, how a company should report its financial transactions, how contracts should be worded, what structure an organization should have, how children should be brought up and educated, how to play tennis, and so forth. This book discusses standards and standardization as a form of regulation. The authors argue that standards enable a higher degree of global order in the modern world than would exist without them. They facilitate coordination and cooperation on a global scale, creating similarities and homogeneity even among peoples and organizations that are quite different. The author believe that standardization is a much neglected area of social science - an area that has by no means received the attention it deserves in view of its importance to society. This book seeks to redress the balance by providing an in-depth examination of a number of aspects of standardization, how it is formed, and what effects it has on the world in which we live.
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