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The Power of Standardization in Defense and Engineering

Explore the significance of standardization in achieving efficient resource use, compatibility, and organizational alignment in the Department of Defense. Learn about engineering tolerance and historical figures like Eli Whitney and Henry Ford who pioneered interchangeable parts and assembly lines. Delve into topics like leadership, training, and the balance between standardization and improvement. Discover quotes that inspire and challenge perceptions about standardization.

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The Power of Standardization in Defense and Engineering

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  1. Standardization

  2. Standardization The process by which the Department of Defense achieves the closest practicable cooperation among the Services and Department of Defense agencies for the most efficient use of research, development, and production resources, and agrees to adopt on the broadest possible basis the use of: a. common or compatible operational, administrative, and logistic procedures; b. common or compatible technical procedures and criteria; c. common, compatible, or interchangeable supplies, components, weapons, or equipment; and d. common or compatible tactical doctrine with corresponding organizational compatibility. (JP 4-02)

  3. Engineering Tolerance • the permissible limit or limits of variation in: • a physical dimension, • a measured value or physical property of a material manufactured object, system, or service, • other measured values (such as temperature, humidity, etc)

  4. Eli Whitney: Interchangeable Parts

  5. Henry Ford: Assembly Line

  6. Salmon Chase: Fourteenth Amendment

  7. George Marshall: WWII Mobilization Training

  8. The Potential Dangers of Standardization

  9. Train Teach

  10. Command Advise

  11. Cheerlead Coach

  12. Nurture Discipline

  13. Friend Mentor

  14. Science of leadership Art of leadership

  15. Lead by example Hypocrite

  16. Authoritative Delegative

  17. Support Challenge

  18. “If you think of standardization as the best that you know today, but which is to be improved tomorrow; you get somewhere.” -- Henry Ford

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