Standardization: art or discipline?

Current approaches to standardization range from dismally formal to reckless; results range from pointless or even comic to spectacular but ephemeral. Given its foundation in the disciplines of marketing and engineering, why does standardization seem, in practice, more like-an art?.

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Published inIEEE MICRO Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 18 - 24
Main Author Cargill, C.F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Alamitos IEEE 01.05.1998
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
ANSI standards
Best practices
Code standards
Costs
Information technology
ISO standards
Knowledge management
Production facilities
Standardization
Standards organizations
Subspace constraints
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Summary:Current approaches to standardization range from dismally formal to reckless; results range from pointless or even comic to spectacular but ephemeral. Given its foundation in the disciplines of marketing and engineering, why does standardization seem, in practice, more like-an art?.
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ISSN:0272-1732
1937-4143
DOI:10.1109/40.683097