BS EN 16311-2013 pdf download.Engineering services Terminology to describe engIneerIng servIces tor industrial products.
This BS EN 16311 contains a glossary of terms, which can contribute to the conditions for free competition and a level playing field for engineering services providers in Europe in regard to industrial products.
This European Standard deals with the intellectual services necessary to transform needs into practical solutions from their conception, through realisation to operation and during the life cycle of a working product such as buildings, industrial products etc.
The terminology aims at facilitating the cooperation between partners in the field of Engineering Services
(ES).
Its structure is based on stages in the life cycle of an industrial product. It is not a description of the contents of the tasks to be executed, neither on their scheduling, nor on the actors concerned who depend on the national context, the clients, type and importance of the product and its environment.
The major terms are defined covering the lifecycle of industrial products. These terms are applicable to all sectors, for example: aerospace, automotive, capital equipment.
2 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
engineering
intellectual activities necessary to define, design, produce, sustain and recycle a product, a process or a building
2.2
engineering services
intellectual tasks provided during one or all stages of the life cycle of the product, a process or a built asset by specialised (or trained) professionals
2.3
contract
legally binding agreement specifying the services and conditions between all parties
2.4
life cycle
all stages in the life span of a built asset or product
2.5
stage
period within the life cycle of an entity that relates to the state of its initiation, design, implementation, operation, and end of life
2.6
project management
application of methods, tools, techniques and competencies to a project
[SOURCE: ISO/FOPS 21500:2012, 3.31
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2.7
configuration management
coordinated activities to direct and control configuration
[SOURCE: ISO 10007:2003, 3.6]
2.8
quality assurance
all activities focused on providing confidence that quakty requirements will be fulfilled
2.9
product
any goods or service
[SOURCE: EN ISO 14021 :2001, 3.1.11]
A.1 General
This annex describes the stages and sub-stages in the life cycle of an industrial product. The description is intended to be a reference framework onto which end-users arid engineering service providers can ‘map’ their project-specific scopes of work in cross border projects, specifying what is explicitly included and mainly excluded in their contracts. It is emphasised that it is not intended to harmonise national plans of work of architects and consulting engineers. The aim is just to provide a reference for tuning the contributions of participants from different countries in buikling projects in the EU.
A stage is a period within the life cycle of an entity that relates to the state of its initiation, design, implementation, operation, and end of life.
A.2 Staging
The distinction of stages in the life cycle of a product is important for the management and assessment of engineering services, The main characteristics of the staging are listed below.
— Each (sub) stage has its own characteristic and represents a vital step in the life cycle of the industrial product.
— Each stage represents a specific state of the product asset, The client or owner decides on the transition from one stage to the other on the basis of an assessment of e.g. cost. organisational aspects, time, documentation, quality, risk and environmental impact.
— A project may apply to one or more stages in the life cycle of the product.
— The sequence of some sub-stages within the main stages may vary from sector to sector and/or from country to country.BS EN 16311-2013 pdf download.