Standardization Essentials

The contributions come from both the editors and an impressive group of 16 well-respected standards experts. ... Overall, and true to the goal of providing an introduction to standards and standardisation, the book covers an extremely wide range of topics. ... [A] very good overview of the basics of standardisation. - Journal of the Operational Research Society [This book] is clear enough and short enough to be a primer, but complete enough to be a useful reference for experienced professionals in the standards community. ... [S]tudents in business management ... should use this book as the core of a second-semester freshman course ... . ... In the last semester of the senior year, there should be another ... course with this book as the core reference to illustrate what standards and standardization cannot accomplish. ... The practicing loss control professional needs this book to prepare for the 'slings and arrows of outrageous fortune' that the standards writing bodies... are turning out ... . ... The articles included are of uniformly high quality ... . This is a forceful, enlightened, intensive, theoretical and practical guide and follow-up to a vital but neglected discipline. - LUCE Information Services The authors [are] both widely respected standards professionals in the US and internationally ... . ... Do the authors succeed in meeting their stated goal of providing us with a 'primer and review' of the subject matter at hand? The answer is a resounding 'Yes!' And they manage to reach every stated targeted audience mention in their Preface. ... Spivak and Brenner have assembled many of the 'notables' in our profession and woven their ... contributions into a seamless, easy flowing text. - Standards Engineering, May/June 2001 ...can serve as the foundation to any standards-based course being taught....should be on the shelf of every standards professional. - Standards Engineering ...comprehensive and scholarly...a benchmark publication ... a valued reference guide. - Popular Plastics and Packaging ...comprehensive and scholarly...a benchmark publication that brings standardization into public visibility. -Colourage ...would serve as a valued reference guide by seasoned standards practitioners as well as those new to the field. -Chemical Business ...has the knack of putting technical jargon into plain English ... the topic is timely today. -San Juan Star ...This book allies theory and practice and brings the discipline to life, not only at a national level, but in a far wider international context. What is unusual about this book, apart from the very broad content, is its tone that makes it easy reading about a technical subject, with anecdotes and historical aside, cartoon, and plenty of examples. - ISO Bulletin, 2001