DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARTIZATION FUNDAMENTALS
The analysis of the current state of standardization proved the absence of its scientific basis. This makes it difficult to rapidly introduce the modern scientific achievements in current production. It is noted that there is an urgent need to develop innovative approaches of matching consumer requirements with producer capabilities when developing different kinds of normative and technical documentation. The paper justifies the use of function-oriented method for identifying relations between customer requirements and product properties. It is proposed to use the term «protypology» to define the science of standardization. The subject of this science is techniques development for harmonization customer requirements and the manufacturer's production capabilities. According to the protypology the main standard development stages are: the development of customer requirements as a set of properties characterized by their measurable indicators, establishing harmonization between customer requirements and product properties controlled by the manufacturer; a close match of the manufacturer and the consumer positions and the development of the standards as an acceptable compromise for both parties. From this point of view, the main goals of standardization in metallurgy are information ordering in normative and technical documents (systematization); unification of the total number of normative and technical documents for a definite type of product, the development of methodical fundamentals considering innovations implementation and modernization of metallurgical industry.