AIIM TR1:1988
AIIM TR1:1988 Guidelines For Metrics Gives information considering the reasons for and the benefits of converting form the U.S. customary units (inch and pound) to the metric system in business practices.
Table of Contents
Foreword1Scope
2Definitions
2.1Technicalterms
2.2Organizations
2.3LegaldocumentsandDepartmentof
DefenseDirectives
3References
4History
4.1EarlyU.S.contactwithmetric
4.2MetricStudyActof1968
4.3MetricConversionActof1975
4.4OmnibusTradeandCompetitivenessAct
of1988(thetradebill)
5Federalinvolvementinmetricconversion
5.1General
5.2OfficeofMetricPrograms(OMP)
5.3InteragencyCommitteeonMetric
Policy(ICMP)
5.4Metricconversionpolicyforfederal
agencies
5.5MetricUsageintheFederalGovernment
6Stateinvolvementinmetricconversion
6.1NationalConferenceonWeightsand
Measures(NCWM)
6.2NationalCouncilonStateMetrication
(NCSM)
7Standardization
7.1SI
7.2StandardizationinGovernmentandthe
privatesector
8Conversions
8.1General
8.2Softconversion
8.3Hardconversion
8.4Methodsofconversion
9Benefitsforconverting
9.1General
AppendixAMetricConversionActof1975
AppendixBOmnibusTradeandCompetitiveness
Actof1988
AppendixCConferenceCommitteeReportSec.
5164,MetricUsage
AppendixDDODDirectiveNo.4120.18,Metrication
Program
AppendixEInteragencyCouncilonMetricPolicy
Membership
AppendixFInteragencyCouncilonMetricPolicy,
December1991
AppendixGMetricOperatingCommittee
AppendixHMetricOperatingCommittee
AppendixIInternalRevenueServiceMetric
ConversionPlan
AppendixJGeneralServicesAdministration-MetricPlan