Standardization Essentials: Principles and Practice (Hardcover)

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