1. Standards
and
Standardization

2. STANDARD and STANDARIZATION
Introduction
History of standardization systems
The industrial revolution
Scientific studies

3. Definition of Standards
Standards are documented agreements containing technical specifications
Other precise criteria to be used consistently as rules, guidelines, or definition of characteristics

4. Need of Standardization
Non-harmonized standards for similar technologies
International standardization is well-established for many technologies

5. Main Reasons for Standardization
Worldwide progress in trade liberalization
Interpenetration of sectors
Worldwide communications systems
Global standards for emerging technologies
Developing countries

6. History Quality standards
Quality used to be about making sure the product was right and with an emphasis on the manufacturer being required to produce something that could be inspected against a specific dimension or criteria

7. History Quality standards
There were 18 major items which are most common , or root cause of all the problems experienced for example:
Wrong materials obtained
Items made to wrong dimensions

8. History Quality standards
1979:
Was an important year for quality standards within the United Kingdom
1981:
The department of Trade and Industry (DTI) formed a committee called ‘FOCUS’
1987:
ISO 9000 set of standards were very heavily based on BS 5750:1979 parts 1,2

9. History Quality standards
1994:
ISO realizing the problems of calling the same document by a variety of different names was confusing, reproduced (in March 1994) the ISO 9000:1994
2000:
The members of ISO set about seeking the views of their members too see how the current standard could be improved. the result was the development of ISO 9001:2000