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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. 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 -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 -Reveals
competition, incongruities, and harmonization among national and
international standards
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