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6. Outsourcing of maintenance and metrology functions
6.1 Preamble
These functions can be outsourced either to the manufacturer, or to specialized companies (after an audit, some manufacturers entrust specialized companies with part of their maintenance, or even ask them to cover the warranty period).
When the user decides to subcontract these functions, he must ensure that the chosen subcontractor meets the quality criteria expressed in the standards or regulations in force.
The question can also be asked in another way:
"Should we keep the resources and metrologists within the company or should we outsource instrument metrology to a service provider?"
To choose the right solution, you need to analyze your requirements in terms of :...
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Bibliography
Standardization
We provide here only the work carried out by the company's metrology standardization committee:
French Standards Association (Afnor) http://www.afnor.fr
1.French standards
- Basic standards – International Vocabulary of Basic and General Terms in Metrology. - NF X07-001 - 12-94
- Application guide to NF EN ISO 10012 "Measurement management systems – Requirements for measurement...
Organizations
French Accreditation Committee (COFRAC) http://www.cofrac.fr
Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais (LNE) http://www.lne.fr
European cooperation for accreditation (EA) http://www.european-accreditation.org/
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) http://www.ilac.org/
International Bureau of Weights and Measures http://www.bipm.fr/
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