ABSTRACT
The IEC standards have been developed and published in the field of reliability, include tools, procedures, and methods that are standardized and auditable. However, these standards are not being used in the business environment, nor are they included in university textbooks, and have very limited cross-references in indexed scientific publications. The main advantage of these standards is they have the support of government agencies and their procedures and methods have undergone profound and demanding processes of review and contrast to publication.
It is possible that some of his lack of success may have originated in their organization, structure and presentation as it does not facilitate their understanding and application. This chapter provides an analysis, classification, and orientation of content to encourage researchers, organizations, and professionals to use these standards as applicable procedures and/or as reference guides. Special mention is made of the recommendation for the use of the IEC standards in the field of the evaluation of the reliability, since these provide methods and mathematical metrics contrasted internationally, in front of the hundreds of published models, of which many of them even count on tests of real data operation and the necessary statistical acceptance tests.
