What is the standard

A standard is an agreed way of doing something .

1. It could be about making a product , managing a process , delivering a service or supplying materials.
2. Standards can cover a huge range of activities undertaken by organizations and used by their customers .
3. Standards are the wisdom of people with expertise in their subject matter and who know the needs of the organizations they represent-people such as manufacturers , sellers , buyers , customers , trade associations , users or regulators . The standard can provide a reliable basis for people to share the same expectations about a product.

 This helps to : 

• Facilitate trade 
• Provide a framework for achieving economies , efficiencies and interoperability
• Enhance consumer protection and confidence 

As defined by ISO , standards refer to "documents , established by consensus and approved by recognized body , that provides , for common and repeated use , rules , guideline or characteristics for activities or there results , aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context " .

"Both standard and standardization are important treasures for human society , playing a role in all fields in modern society . One often cannot feel the standards all around but will ask question how a standard was developed if issues a rise . Both of these have become the unique infrastructure for economic and social development and function as a platform for technological innovation and industrial development".

Different types of standard  

• A quality management standard to help them work more efficiently and reduce product failures .
• An environmental management standard to help reduce environmental impacts , reduce waste and be more sustainable.
• A health and safety standard to help reduce accidents in the workplace .
• An IT security standard to help keep sensitive information secure .
• A construction standard to help build a house .
• An energy management standard to help cut energy consumption .
• A food safety standard to help prevent food from being contaminated .
• An accessibility standard to help make buildings accessible to disabled users .
• An interoperability standard to ensure that bank and credit cards fit into ATMs and can be used throughout the world .

Standardization

Is the process of developing and implementing the technical standards. Standardization can help to maximize compatibility , safety , or quality .

Standardization is implemented greatly when companies release new products to be successful , many devices coming out have different standard types of connection . This allows consumers to use their new items along with what they already own . By using standardization , groups can easily communicate through the set guidelines , in order to maintain focus .

Standardization aims 

The main benefit of a standard is achieving the economical benefit that could be reached by the establishment of the interoperability of different systems or by the re-use of interoperability of resources . Interoperability and quality development can be called the two main purposes of standardization to gain economical benefit .

Purpose of standardization 

The purpose of standard abbreviations and guidelines is to provide a uniform reference when there is a need to condense address data. Purpose of standards can be summarized as : 

• Developed based on guiding principles of openness , balance , consensus , and due process .
• Established in order to meet technical , safety , regulatory , societal and market needs .
• Helping for technological innovation and global market competition .

Standardization Techniques

There are typically four different techniques for standardization : 

• Simplification or variety control 
• Codification 
• Value Engineering 
• Statistical process control 

Types of standardization 

• Emergence Standard as de facto 
• Written by a standards organizations 
• Written by a government or regulatory body
• Written by a corporation, Union , trade association ,etc.