Purpose and Application of Standards——Interoperability and Openness

Preface:Nowadays, standardization is playing a more crucial role in marketing, industrial and tech- nical fields. Twenty years ago, standardization was the realm of just a few specialists.Today, compa- nies treat standardization as a technical and com- mercial element of great importance. At the same time, companies have realized they must play an active role in the standardization field,and they must be ready to accept standards made without their agreement.Therefore,it is also increasingly necessary for engineers and decision makers in en- terprises to study the purpose and application of standards and standardization, and to optimize their enterprises’ position by doing so.