Standards and Specification - an Overview (MBA E-Business)
Standards and Specification - an Overview (MBA E-Business) ABSTRACT Documents that explain and/or propose a set of rules and conditions for how materials and products should be produced, specified, measured, or tested are known as standards and specifications. Standards are used to define minimum standards of performance and quality, as well as optimum conditions and processes, in order to ensure the interoperability of goods and services from various sources. Specifications, as opposed to standards, have more restricted uses and usually set requirements for materials, goods, or services. Voluntary technical or trade groups, professional societies, national standards bodies, government agencies, and international organizations may produce standards and specifications. The majority of standards bodies offer websites where you may look for and purchase standards straight from the publisher. A variety of more extensive standards indexes are now available for searching and purchasing. For ...