Who Decides on the Number of the Standard?

[keyplas]

I was asked this question this morning and have no idea how to answer...does anyone know how ISO/IEC comes up with their numbers?

[Craig H.]

Keyplas

What a great question - I have no idea, but sure hope someone here knows.

Craig

keyplas said:

I was asked this question this morning and have no idea how to answer...does anyone know how ISO/IEC comes up with their numbers?

Who comes up with numbering schemes for our streets, license plates, ss#, etc.? They could have as well been letters. I respectively submit that the questioner has a problem with seeing the forest but for the trees, or has too much time on their hands. If you are the one responsible for providing the answer to such thought provoking questions like this, you have your hands full. Welcome to the exciting Cove!

[Atul Khandekar]

Guess they have a random number generator !!

[keyplas]

Have sent the ISO Guru's my question, let's see if they can give a "Short" "understndable" answer or if this is going to kick off a 64 page redundant document about industry sectors, international consortiums and a meeting where-in a body or group of individuals representing every nation, state, and planet gathered and voted on their favorite numbers. I'll keep everyone posted (who knows it may end up as a question on jeapordy one day and you'll be able to answer it!)

[Randy]

It's performed just about the same way that governments make decisions and organizations determine salary increases..

You start with a drunken, blindfolded, Chimpanzee on a rotating barstool.......

I told the mayor of our city this when we were bargaining for a pay raise, he turned purple, the audience at the City Council meeting rolled, and the council members scowled. It turned out I was right and the newsmedia ate it up!!

[db]

If I remember correctly.


Each digit represents something. For example the first digit "1" represents manufacturing, so all manufacturing standards would start with "1" , and on down the line. I'm not sure that manufacturing is "1", but I do believe there is an actual numbering convention. In fact, I think there is an ISO standard on it (of course).

[Marc]

Randy said:

It's performed just about the same way that governments make decisions and organizations determine salary increases..

You start with a drunken, blindfolded, Chimpanzee on a rotating barstool.......

I told the mayor of our city this when we were bargaining for a pay raise, he turned purple, the audience at the City Council meeting rolled, and the council members scowled. It turned out I was right and the newsmedia ate it up!!

I would have PAID to see that!