M. I. T.

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ASSI GN MENT 5.

Spe Cificaton SeYve hree purpose

mate Sue Ahe Client qeks the product.or Sevvic
Yequired
2 ae amoans af equatinq expehdituze with aa budgekik
Specif y h e pto the contracting party pYecistywhdt
is a n t ed.

AlL h e y obje chve

Subardindle_to these three»
are
Because hey_are the asis_£ alengineeyingand
ScienHeic(onackktechnical sped£icaions musE 2e
AYiHera with_caxe: conueysels, bad ly=wriHen_SpAiHaHan
cOs ime moneyand eceoIE
This ar h cle dedls uoit specificakians_in ali toeix aapecks
a d eplains toeir purpose conkent,
deuetop.ment And ypes. for breuiyi
ulhen evey he und
SpecieicaHon or B plural fkarm is used tae meaning
Hechnica specieication iS indendecl.
The p1epavaion oe Spea £icaHons i sh e irstandmos
imporkon tElep in any conbact nega Haion uith.out ihem,
cost tudies esHmaBes_sche.dulesandcomtast xoasporsi
bitics are difficult to detine well- urittenspecificaions
muSE
Avoid Cont racHial comnmeYCLa

difeiculHies meet performance objecive

Auo id main FenanCe
problems me@t budge objecives.
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enia

A SpecificaHan is adelailed descriplion e he-

paricular afSame_p2aje ck warK ip _ans gcienHAC+
manufacturinqpra.cess or engqineering discipline by
dnd
StahngAhe dimenSions. Material contenB qualii .
pexfa noarnce o¬ Hhe uwork The lechnicdlspe.ciki.caHohs
alo gi& the diecHons o ba ollouwed ay kne deIenek-
builder axconstuckox A spedceHon decines Heikems
desian calculaions
in vie of the norHn american fee rade aqee menk
CNAEIA)and resuiting inxeased cass barder come rce.
Aast 4neal abs.ervaiian_regavding the prepavaHon
sDecificationsis unell morta maeina This is Hedt
ahauah hephYase1oY equdli is commanls include d
in speceicaions those _lho prepare SpecieiccLH0n in
he u.SA._Can includ e oromithe phrase aS
they
wish. uihaBever theu decide_S lauu is on heir side.
In a1944 decision (po Hao end mte oe US.
Suporee
cout pheld the riahE AeBhase uha uirike
specicicHons
chaese tho.se_ inuiked o bld as Hhey wished ha
ling Os an imporhant aneIE mhaimplicahon
Conadan contra ckors_and Guners_doing foy
eD.S Candd borcher he supreme business_ag0ss
doun our cauE hand ed
principal digS
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PapYietary speci ticaions do nat uioldke anti-tnugt JouS.

prafAeSi ondie wha write specieHccLHansjudge what
pacduckswill batSuit n he needs o l their clienks
echnlcally na wha pisducte are indenti.caland i£ the
speitierLdanis1a limitthespecificakion4a 0ne smure.
he hasthe ta do s a dnd to
ight enforce it
other nanu£a diYers orSuppliors can qualiky a s a ar

qualanly when Hhe specicior dooses ne speceiex

hau@veri is OSpansible arjudging i£ a prapa Sed
sucituHn isan ceeplable OR equdl praduel urtheymox
i£ e speciiers_decision asto ndt praduch do Ôy
do cot qualiH-as Or q u d
An 0nclusion,thecourtskatedThe ouden is_on
he uplieror nan Aacurer who has not been
Speciied o_canuion.ce hespecifier he heir produch
is equal for he puYpaSe_of a parH Cularprojecis

PURPOSE
TO Somo deaiee-the purpoO Se_Of Spe Ci ftCoLHOnsuaS
pliscus sed in he ntraduchan A technical spe cieiaiioon
MustpYOuido ho coanBrach partieg uwith_cleay
knouledqe of the 0kpecidHon af both he end
ceY and heSuppliey A_gYdphiC_OMample_at hcdlu
written EpecficaHa n-ocunred inthed hes ddy oe
&ravel_by_rali
A briHsh ouluoayCamany rOEe a
Specificaion
Cor dri ning glasses HrUSein is dininq
cars._
e an requir ed thdt beer heservedin glasser
that uALld hald bdlf c print

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Supplier UWaS able to put in

the Success k
laier_than_compe
tikors ulhen..1E
+en per Cent glass thictness
the specii.cctionThe
ead.
and balHOmdiameleS_Af the q l a s S a d t h e -
top _pyoducingaglaSs

lassheight
speciAiedpby
wee S u p p l ie r uas.
the.
Cunued n o t staig ht Side s.
di h by ten pev
reduce he maleriaL needed
able o specificatian
butdid..not
cent the. glass metthe
ritorbad.
hald balfa-pint. The specLkcchon
o requuirement.
omitted- to specfythe alume
mind specificoltiOn
Bearing this example i n
have a good howledge a n d
OrIterS shouwd:
undeyCandi nq O 5 hinqS

the serUice.
1The funchon USe ard puzpase af
Y eqwred iautpuutand capciky
em_OrSevice
How and-_by uwbdtnmedns h e t
COn_be produc ed..

speci fy requi rem en8in loqi ev cdl 0rd

How t dse and
4 Houd t o uwrite he. SpeciAcakonin con ci
equdllucoSHy delayot compleHonL

Types Of SpeCiH CcHd n g

be grauped n one or:more

Spe iHccLHons may
CaegoYies ond can exict under daeferntnames . Aor
design requremoE Hhamselues Can_ be
example
speitied for hodirechon ofSysiemand. eq uipmer
cdosig eYS TheseAr eused.eydesighex S ta evalue

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given equipment oy S y Sten desin. As u ch

yO Sult in
desiqn Speci ficclHonada not necossar il
Ahe produclion ot hadwaxe Here is an oxplandlon
vaviousaoups ok specificaljonypes
be found in industry

eeneep Co NCE PI SPECIFICATLONS

These ar writehin qeneva ems deire a
to
poduct_or majar urdertating he s e r u a s a ounation
Rox conducing an_invesHg.atian. tesihiliyohudy
n e prababl.e li£e cqcle cost a f a un der fakihg
his p e of SpecificlHon might Capply
a manu fachuring plant Yequired to benin produ cion
aF Commadiky a a qiuen imetheconcep cpeciEicalion
mightand othen _doen Shato
trantor leltion needls ines oE_cammu ni caHon
martet requiremen rauw maleria mayketsSecuriky,
uwaste disposal cxiteria -and required oil.ndiHong.

2.Design.
DesianspecisicaHon o Used to deline 3ytam ar
equipmont porfornnan.ceOutput capaciyand the
_YangeO£ deSiqn licOn ce ap.en ko he design er er
e ddesigner may be restrl.cHed o he usoAeleckic
or budyaulic means or a pou ey- opoiated mech onism.
his Yules ac ho cse a¬ for insianco,
pneurOaHc MeanS Sim ilaxy ah_aychtecho may be mt
0 Co CYete in h e u S e Of mckeidl in a building

-dosia

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The desian Specificalion witeY must wrat des ign

vestyicions tpply before wiing he docnent. the
acual Stacue af fornm af
Specificakon will be_dealt
wi th cder h Abe choapley..

3Desian descrip Hon

d Design descripHon Speciicakions axe Nozmctlly

hcse pLacducted by e derignerThey aye notthe
SomeAS desian Spe citicaions e e h e pre.ce.ding tkemj,
whicn couemthe deslgreyS lark The alesioqn
desEripHon delirg. and Speciiesa desiqn soluHion
hat mets_ he deshgn SpeciiaHon
Qpecii ca hons in nis categany SeYve Opoy posey.
Theya1egubmitted ko he ogcni2auoh I%uina
he detign Speci ficclion_ai eidencehat thesPecilicuitn
ha been o e t .
Toey cre used by Oher designes_ 40produce
equipment 9pecifia hOns CorstruciOn
mauFackurinq oLOIngs

1 CoDsu cHon and manufackuring

Speci fcaions InthiC atecoyCansistO£_drcuDinq s
and writen oleBails_tha cOverhe poductSYSterm
buildüoqOr SOYVice.Theyinclud e Yefevances to

1equlatory contrals acceptablonalohalinteakona

and industzu sBonddYsls t Speciey Cyiteria hat
MusE Met by ControiCHbr Oho iCh OSLomIt_b idp

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and lim1t pr oducls and sey uic es bidd erS may0Y

nat include in_their bids and praposala

PROC ESS
PracesS Speci eraH onsdescribe the techni.col
piacesses hat will bo USec in the manfackiye oE
a pyduck ov constu cHon ae a building a r syskem
Thes e pracesier in clude thebeat trectment O
ounery casting.s rulei ar pya-Stressinc Conëyete.
beaas,selt Aarques on bxidge AnchosSeisme
masuLena antR GAd Apeafie ehemi calPZOCESSes
name A £ewN
I n many ucys pYocessspecificattanS are
SpeCiied produres_and a o _sthen regcd edas prae eclurej
A appes ec o specHcaHonSnr e the Arpevican
Socity of oechanicalEngeineerS LASME) Bailer and
pressuxe uess elcade contains specih.cdtian thol include
processprOCedures.
6 SLANDA RDS.

TheSeaf Shandards kas reaolybeen menianed

i n Coniucion Ih canstuCian 2ndmanifackring
9peciei ccHangNeverthelerc tandardg_are apeciticaUion
i n a akegoryO her awnTbey ae oriHern.by.
nationdl and irtnatianaL badiosby induskiesand
eon sylargecorp.oxdtjans-
Thee are many elemple afStandaids a3
Specieiahon, ibe S Military specLAcoHiaos the

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The canadian fedexdl dopart.menk

Master constuction speciicaHon speciet.caHon, and
Ontario Power's
exensive weldinc SBandard.s tall. into this_ltegory
SBandaY ds bouuever Can be aneaf three kpea
proclucks
Toproud spe cificrequir ements r
Such o s m c t e r i d l tasteneS_and itinq
that, aman
UariouS 3upplers CYO inler changeble
xoquirmenta a*eas ln.
Speciky pxaduct malo rial
aro peYnittec same
he x c k u p e b u t upplierS
his cae.hauever,
aHitude to meek Hhe Standards in
h e pradwks_ fom duft eront suppliers
de nat interchamg
-eble
o and pYACHCes_mt Speciec_ to A
COv@Y proceasor
pDLgcuck Or item- Itands of bis Hpe can be
ro cognized n HHes uch as_cades_ofPracHeg
reqirmenA 6uide1 tat
meltada dnd
Genprd
auiliHy agauxanCe.

inq I n the.
are some aink uar h emebobe
Here
Use And applicaHao of Stan
ddrolS.

GoodspyoducBeedko SkadardsAIe LUSudlly relfclb)e,

kizecadnd a u c u l a b l e fom
econo nically-manulac
90ver dd supplie9
e h c e t h e chaice
Requwa Honsand Sles iolimes Influ
Of slandards_and heir use
meimpaciHon o l ckandarcdedn be Costly: the
intoduction_of eatataL me LccdHon to 1eplace

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Impoida o E SBcand drds s good exaOple.

m 1osospectdheuse_ol Stand.ax.ols is beneica

and heir usealso help a recduce o he gize.
O Oricqinally LWritten specifcHon.

ANOTOMY OF A SPECIF1CATION
whdtshold SpeciCaHon include 2 its Contentuil
ueLYaccordina o ikHp purpose end appliccian
Thedbjeck is so laqo tadtit is nok paiclidl to
4ive an_cxample ofea.chcategorqOpleinec
becciuSO- Aoda so wouldtdke eKcessiue space A
qental lisHq atthe content will serue as d
checklist ar hase dho neod e write aspeiliaki
as poy aE \heir lark

1DENIITY
ASSiana pokidenik thaSpeciticdttion or use
in 4he commercialeontrac orOther Speciicdhiors
ROviSion Referene
pAcifcaions_re _OHen Y euised piovldec r e ference
for each rouiSionissuedUsa etteyOL Numbe
desia ndHon and ddke iE sa khak. the user is
awereof heverSion hdt applies

TILE
PrOvid a cocis cand.dicntive Hle Ae: Avaid

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langHtles HheyOe Conusing-

using
a i LOtra du cHon Thiscan-
t h e Specit.i cakioo ls dboult
Say d h d k Hpe iform.
include theSCap of the spei icti.on.
pupas andCipplicclHon.

4DESCR1PTLON
Deseie-iea Describ0 thepyoduct or Seruio
dinmensions mateyials hleynces ,
covey ed
inish requYed sdre

PERFORMANCE

pescribe the p.orfor pmanc p riHeyia Op.eiaHna

condiions epeck ed gevico i£ e expeCHaney_ad.
SQYUiC £cckoxsothprperfar Mance1equdremens
depend on *he poduct StruCture cr Service

For el ectri.ca mechani.calhydrauic alronaui a

Cndcom.pukerequu.pmen bio -medi.al nd
chemial pocer ingdalicespetarmanceLuiil
includ e poueYspe.ecd mavementpYess uresprimy
and humidiy oand dirt

6.CONSTRUCloN
ConshrucHan diso MeaningmanEackur_on _Sewrice
and maintendnc0facors tndkal£ech elidhilitu,4
Shouldstaleimis _an douon Hme o eeLect repalys
the availdbilikOE Specialisisfor geYuicig

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yeplacemen} parts

8 ualtity ASSuxance

The ptur pose0f /mpasinq qudli asSuY an ce

S
Shancdardsasapposad to stan daxd s_in gchral
wnich-
provida an otganizing Eromuwork_witoin
define
Hhe o n t r a c is carried OulL hespecifi caHons
hequaliy o£ Hoe Service Inpecion and
tes-
Yequiremenls orminq paYt OkHhe_qusuli-
aSSuYance proqydmMe do not improue_ he qualiky
of rocduct oYSuice, buB prauido objeckiue
evidence Of h e qualiy f goods arSoYvic es
pYOVided

The coice ofuobai leue of _QA progxamme

Specif is an OConome one Such pr0gYammes dre
penie to dow lap and apply the more deleuled
he pxOgramme h e qiedtor he expensie
assuYance hdt Hhe Sevico_ prauided isOL h
eqired qualiy The coStOf the praqramme
speceied houeuer Must beassessed against the
Conseqen.ces of defechve g0ndsand Saruic o

Supplied o d_less intebsuO.

PACKAGING AND STARA4E

The speci iciorn should describe he packdqinq
handlingShippingONd..Soka.qo 1equi Ye m ents_a£ he
pIo.duck.
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10.kanday d s and Specii cd i.ans

t h e speci ei dion other
SpecilicaHons-
Thr oughou
-and.
SLan dards uwil be o£erec ed. A Sepralfe
sland ards cited
lisHng of allL Spe ciicattos_and
shoculd be suMmar i t ed j nh i s eCHOn.

SPECIF1CATLON WR1TING

he cbjechyes for udhi chSpe citiccHon are uxiier

uweY dealt uith in he inkradcuc H'on ta his
9ession Spec icalion Oriing as uSedhere jncludos
he texk clyouing s llugtrdHonc and sketches.
he basis
aY delopmeni Of SpecilicaHon_ is
he same as thdt descrihed for wriHng a
Lechni.cal yeportox procedure. to 101teycke be
aduicegiven h roughouk hese ariclea, the steps Oe
Plan 1esear.ch outline orite0dit_Yevi euD,
and obtain approvdl

I tisnotpecessary o daiell on eachat hese

Step io delail Aduicg bawever thdt applies
inparhculoy t0 Spedif caionsis
Be posilive. Omit _Stalem.onts holk indi cahe lacCE
a f knouledge Or uncertcunty
2Exclude 1equiromenBshat_Lannal ho enfarcod.
Give diyechion_ nok suggesians
Pon'E pe Vaque. wItb_the uSe of Such phrcs es

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AS Goad work manship easilucleaned readily-

accesible_

specify the cantrcclor:S respon81hilities to Subcorntiac

toYS and hird pO1 H e s
checkand. re -checkrefer ances to SpeificaHan
cind sLardards and ShandodSquaAed.-
Be YealisHc_andda nat 8peci£y the unattainble
Be pecise A Hhe use.f lang ugeanc auoid

Vague_adjecHec gaad cin e SmoahhTOugb

highlo arqe Small.

Reuiew andAppro ua

Anyone dho ¥ed:1evi oud _c Speci 9 CCLionShoud

olo Sorom he ui euwpaint oe heConhCkar
Here i s a check list kav anyong uha bas +o
Yevieu anddppk0ue aSpeciAcaHon.

1 > I s J t qrOmmak Calls _carY ect

Aye a necessaryrequiremrnA OmiHed
nu

2 A x e a n upnecemar Yequiy ementinduded?

spe.ciicalion cn.alse & unambiguguS2
5 cleay to theWhdt uhen..udherebou R ubyt