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Munten, Pauline, Joëlle Vanhamme, and Valérie Swaen. "Reducing obsolescence practices from a product-oriented PSS perspective: A research agenda." Recherche et Applications en Marketing (English Edition) 36, no. 2 (January 25, 2021): 42–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2051570720980004.

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This conceptual article reviews current knowledge across relevant disciplines and proposes a research agenda related to the capacity of product-oriented product–service systems (PSS) – which are servitization practices, similar to product–service bundling – to mitigate the obsolescence problem of durable products (in the form of deliberate curtailment of product lifespans or symbolic devaluation of devices). Taking both consumer and company perspectives on this possibility, this study outlines paths for research into how marketing can advance knowledge, particularly in relation to product design and sustainable marketing fields. As a contribution to product–service bundling literature, this article also proposes that different types of bundling strategies can be deployed strategically to enhance environmental performance and reduce obsolescence. The effects of product-oriented PSS on obsolescence depend on the type of added services that companies bundle with their products. This insight offers some implications for managers who might seek to adopt product–service bundling and for regulators and policy makers who want to combat obsolescence.
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Levinthal, Daniel A., and Devavrat Purohit. "Durable Goods and Product Obsolescence." Marketing Science 8, no. 1 (February 1989): 35–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/mksc.8.1.35.

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Lobonţiu, Gabriela. "Planned Obsolescence and the Product Lifecycle." Applied Mechanics and Materials 371 (August 2013): 857–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.371.857.

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Based mainly on an exploratory study of the dedicated literature, the paper is providing a general framework for planned obsolescence and contrived durability, and establishes its place in the product lifecycle, covering also the critics and the shortages, as well as appraisals and potential benefits that planned obsolescence is having for industrial manufacturers.
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Rai, Rahul, and Janis Terpenny. "Principles for Managing Technological Product Obsolescence." IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies 31, no. 4 (December 2008): 880–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tcapt.2008.2005115.

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Goering, Gregory E., John R. Boyce, and James M. Collins. "R&D and product obsolescence." Review of Industrial Organization 8, no. 5 (October 1993): 609–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf01024249.

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Barros, Mário, and Eric Dimla. "FROM PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE TO THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE SMARTPHONE INDUSTRY: AN EVOLUTION OF STRATEGIES EMBODIED IN PRODUCT FEATURES." Proceedings of the Design Society 1 (July 27, 2021): 1607–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/pds.2021.422.

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AbstractPlanned obsolescence can artificially increase sales by stimulating desire or perceived need. This can be done in many ways and some companies are releasing newer models sooner than necessary or engineering the product to fail after a certain amount of use. In recent years, we have observed a change in the pattern of planned obsolescence strategies employed by technological companies, shifting from aesthetic to technological obsolescence. The reaction to this model comes from social enterprises and grassroots movements addressing the circular economy and repairability. This paper illustrates these relationships in context, taking the mobile phone industry as a case study. We focus on product architecture and product features, as a reference point to discuss the embodiment of strategies, and the degree of control the consumer is given for repairing the product. Using netnography as a method to collect data in a digital-mediated environment, this paper highlights how planned obsolescence strategies are embedded in product characteristics and summarises their evolution. It concludes by opposing planned obsolescence strategies to circular economy principles to discuss more sustainable pathways for the smartphone industry.
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Pardo-Vicente, Miguel-Angel, Patricia Camacho-Magriñan, and Pablo Pavon-Dominguez. "Influence of Technology on Perceived Obsolescence though Product Design Properties." Sustainability 14, no. 21 (November 5, 2022): 14555. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142114555.

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Formal or perceived obsolescence describes the fact that users decide to stop using a product, even though it still fulfils its function. This is because the design is perceived as obsolete, which also leads to negative product semantics. This is often the case with products that are frequently updated to incorporate the latest technology. The aim of this paper is to understand the influence of technology on the perception of design. To this end, 297 people were surveyed about their perception of formal obsolescence in regard to different elements of a car and a smartphone, based on their design properties: shape, colour and material. In addition, technological attributes (some of which were dystopian) were added to these products to assess the influence of current or obsolete technology on participants’ perception of obsolescence. Possible correlations were assessed by means of a chi-square analysis. The results show that technology does not influence all design properties in the same way, with shape being more important than colour or material. This is especially true for multimedia products, such as vehicle displays or smartphones. The results of this paper can help design engineers to create products that last longer, while also reducing their environmental impact.
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Fels, Antonia, Björn Falk, and Robert Schmitt. "Social Media Analysis of Perceived Product Obsolescence." Procedia CIRP 50 (2016): 571–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2016.04.147.

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Ryś, Adam. "Survey on Reception of Planned Product Obsolescence." Marketing i Zarządzanie 49 (2017): 231–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.18276/miz.2017.49-19.

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Amolo, John, and Andrisha Beharry-Ramraj. "Unplanned obsolescence: consumer’s attitudes and perceptions of lifestyle brands in Durban, South Africa." Problems and Perspectives in Management 14, no. 3 (July 29, 2016): 123–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.14(3).2016.13.

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Planned obsolescence has become a strategy adopted by large corporations, for products to be produced with surprisingly short useful life spans. These shorter than expected product life spans ensure that consumers make regular repeat purchases of their favorite items. The monopoly of obsolescence of products is no longer the producers’ prerogative and this by itself leads to unplanned obsolescence basically led by the consumers choice. This research study looks into consumer’s attitudes and perceptions of their favorite lifestyle brands. This is on the basis that less is known on unplanned obsolescence, which arises from the consumers conduct. This work also investigates why consumers replace products, even though these products are most often still seen as fully functional. This social constructivism study has adopted a quantitative approach through the use of self-administered questionnaires. The 300 participants of the study on which this article is based were selected from the Durban of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, and were chosen through stratified random sampling. The study was further cross generational, in order to examine how consumers attitudes change as they become older. It was found that despite knowing the truth relating to the phenomenon consumers were willing to remain loyal
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Product obsolescence"

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Rajan, Ranjani, and Ying Wang. "Obsolescence reduction through product segmentation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107511.

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Thesis: M. Eng. in Logistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Supply Chain Management Program, 2016.
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The Hershey Company faces a risk of obsolescence across its supply chain as it follows the First In First Out (FIFO) technique at its manufacturing plant distribution center instead of distributing goods based on either the demand at each retailer's end or the useable shelf life of the goods being distributed. The two different stages at which a product can turn obsolete are a) when it reaches expiry and b) during the end of a season or promotion run for a specialty product. The existing picking strategy does not differentiate between orders based on the type of products or the volume served by destination/retailers. This could lead to the risk of obsolescence or return of products in some retailers as the products reach expiry before sales at the retailer's end due to insufficient remaining shelf life. Through this project, we aim at reducing the total obsolescence of a product by proposing a new picking strategy based on the sales volume at each distribution channel and the remaining shelf life of products at the manufacturer's site. The cut-off value or the ratio of volume served by fast moving customer distribution centers to the total volume at which the obsolescence within the supply chain would be minimal was determined for a set of products using an excel simulation model. Hierarchical clustering was performed on all products to form two clusters of distribution centers based on the shipped order quantities and the fractional volume served by both the clusters was determined. The new model was proposed for those product-distribution center combinations with fractional volumes greater than the cut-off as they are most likely to benefit with reduced level of obsoletes.
by Ranjani Rajan and Ying Wang.
M. Eng. in Logistics
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Nejedlá, Jana. "Planned obsolescence: Understanding the reality of durable goods obsolescence and consumers' disposal behaviour." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-71875.

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Planned obsolescence is the term used to describe incentives of companies to make durable goods faster obsolete. The aim of the study is to make a big picture and real situation about planned obsolescence practising and consumer disposal behaviour. First part addresses the theoretical background and provides comprehensive overview through different aspects of the good's durability issue and planned obsolescence characteristics and influences. Second part in further reference to the information provided in theoretical part examines the situation of specific durable products - laptops. From survey's results on consumer attitudes towards durability of laptops and real case study on Apple Inc. and its reliance to planned obsolescence, recommendations to the more sustainable consumption of consumer electronics are presented.
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Zheng, Liyu. "Knowledge Representation and Decision Support for Managing Product Obsolescence." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30178.

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Fast moving technologies have caused high-tech components to have shortened life cycles, rendering them obsolete quickly. Technology obsolescence creates significant problems for product sectors that use components that are only available for a short period of time for manufacture and maintenance of long field-life systems. Technology obsolescence can make design changes of systems prohibitively expensive, and results in high life cycle costs of systems. While the impact and pervasiveness of obsolescence problems are growing, existing tools and solutions are lacking the needed information and knowledge to do much more than focus on reactively managing obsolescence. Current methods and tools are limited by data conflicts and data inexplicitness, incompleteness, and inconsistency. In response to the drawbacks of current tools, comprehensive knowledge representation that allows information sharing, reuse, and collaboration on obsolescence issues across different organizations is required. Further, decision making tools that can support proactive and strategic obsolescence management are needed. The purpose of this research is to establish an ontology-based knowledge representation scheme for information sharing, reuse, and collaboration on obsolescence issues, and develop decision making models to support proactive and strategic management for overall cost savings in managing obsolescence. Three primary aspects of this research are investigated. First, ontologies for obsolescence knowledge representation are developed in a systematic way with the use of UML diagrams. The generality of the developed ontology is demonstrated with distinct examples. Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) obsolescence provides the basis for this study. Second, an ontology-based hybrid approach for integrating heterogeneous data resources in existing obsolescence management tools is proposed. Third, decision support models are developed and formalized, and include the obsolescence forecasting method for proactively managing obsolescence, and the mathematical models to determine the optimal design refresh plan to minimize the product life cycle cost for strategic obsolescence management. Finally, the design of the obsolescence management information system is provided along with a system evaluation methodology. Ultimately, the research contributes to the field of knowledge representation as well as design for managing product obsolescence.
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Orsel, Imir Isik. "Progressive Obsolescence And Product Non-use In Electrical Kitchen Appliances." Master's thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12611850/index.pdf.

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The aim of this study is to find out the reasons of progressive obsolescence and product non-use in small kitchen appliances and to examine the relation between the consumer&rsquo
s pre-purchase expectations and post-purchase experiences with these products to understand the deficiencies of kitchen appliances which cause consumer to stop using them. The reasons of progressive obsolescence and product non-use might be informative for further studies on this subject. Throughout the study, the general issues of need, want, purchase motivations, pre-purchase consumer expectations and post-purchase experience, satisfaction/dissatisfaction were discussed through the literature survey. Progressive obsolescence and product non-use were analysed both through literature survey and a field study which was conducted as in-depth-interviews among kitchen appliance users. It has been seen that progressive obsolescence and product non-use is mostly affected by usability of products, by the changing needs and changing life style and by the emerging of new technologies.
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Romero, Rojo Francisco Javier. "Development of a framework for obsolescence resolution cost estimation." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2011. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/6854.

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Currently, manufacturing organisations worldwide are shifting their business models towards Product-Service Systems (PSS), which implies the development of new support agreements such as availability-based contracts. This transition is shifting the responsibilities for managing and resolving obsolescence issues from the customer to the prime contractor and industry work share partners. This new scenario has triggered a new need to estimate the Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) cost of resolving obsolescence issues at the bidding stage, so it can be included in the support contract. Hence, the aim of this research is to develop an understanding about all types of obsolescence and develop methodologies for the estimation of NRE costs of hardware (electronic, electrical and electromechanical (EEE) components and materials) obsolescence that can be used at the bidding stage for support contracts in the defence and aerospace sectors. For the accomplishment of this aim, an extensive literature review of the related themes to the research area was carried out. It was found that there is a lack of methodologies for the cost estimation of obsolescence, and also a lack of understanding on the different types of obsolescence such as materials and software obsolescence. A systematic industrial investigation corroborated these findings and revealed the current practice in the UK defence sector for cost estimation at the bidding stage, obsolescence management and obsolescence cost estimation. It facilitated the development of an understanding about obsolescence in hardware and software. Further collaboration with experts from more than 14 organisations enabled the iterative development of the EEEFORCE and M-FORCE frameworks, which can be used at the bidding stage of support contracts to estimate the NRE costs incurred during the contracted period in resolving obsolescence issues in EEE components and materials, respectively. These frameworks were implemented within a prototype software platform that was applied to 13 case studies for expert validation.
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Jonsson, Johanna. "Reforming Consumption Habits Through Product Design : Design for Sustainable Development through prolonging product lifetime." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-44804.

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This study, that is a research and product development process, is based on sustainable development and the negative impacts of the growing consumption, and wear-and-tear habits of today’s society. The way we handle our resources, from mine to landfill cause devastating effects on the climate. LAST, is a multi-functional table made from wooden waste materials, that represents product design that allows the user to build a strong, long-lasting relationship with the product. The table is versatile, allows easy dismantling and incorporates qualities that create an incentive for the user to build an attachment to it to increase its lifetime. This has been done through applying different strategies within emotional design, product attachment and design for sustainability as well as applying knowledge within timeless design, aesthetic nourishment. The Japanese philosophy of Wabi Sabi has acted as inspiration to help navigate the projects design proposal that could allow for the user to appreciate their product for longer and indorse product longevity. The research question for the study is as follows: How can you promote product longevity by means of product design for sustainable development?
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Pearce, William S. "Management of microcircuit obsolescence in a pre-production ACAT-ID missile program." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2002. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/02Dec%5FPearce.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Program Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2002.
Thesis advisor(s): David F. Matthews, Amy J. Grover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-86). Also available online.
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Josias, Craig L. "Hedging future uncertainty a framework for obsolescence prediction, proactive mitigation and management /." Amherst, Mass. : University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2009. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/12/.

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Pope, Stephen Michael. "Designing for technology obsolescence through closing the product life cycle : an investigation and evaluation of three successional audio-video products." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/23138.

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Roster, Catherine A. "Antecedents and consequences of dual forces in consumer replacement decisions /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3052213.

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Books on the topic "Product obsolescence"

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Sever, Michael. Der Marktanteil als Kriterium für die Produkteliminierung: Eine Analyse auf der Grundlage des Erfahrungskurven-Konzeptes. Frankfurt am Main: P. Lang, 1985.

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Gontier, Jean-Louis. Politiques et procédures d'abandon de produits dans l'entreprise. Paris: Economica, 1985.

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Trinkfass, Gabriele. The innovation spiral: Launching new products in shorter time intervals. Wiesbaden: Deutscher Universitäts Verlag, 1997.

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L'obsolescence: Ouvrir l'impossible. Genève]: MetisPresses, 2016.

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Kürsten, Wolfgang. Secondhand-Märkte, Marktmacht und geplante Obsoleszenz. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1988.

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Dinesh, Kumar. Optimal selection of obsolescence mitigation strategies using a class of Bandit models. Bangalore: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, 2008.

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Bartels, Bjoern. Strategies to the prediction, mitigation and management of product obsolescence. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2012.

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Bartels, Bjoern, Ulrich Ermel, Michael Pecht, and Peter Sandborn. Strategies to the Prediction, Mitigation and Management of Product Obsolescence. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118275474.

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Slade, Giles. Made to break: Technology and obsolescence in America. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2006.

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Slade, Giles. Made to break: Technology and obsolescence in America. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2006.

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Book chapters on the topic "Product obsolescence"

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Trabelsi, Imen, Marc Zolghadri, Besma Zeddini, Maher Barkallah, and Mohamed Haddar. "FMECA-Based Risk Assessment Approach for Proactive Obsolescence Management." In Product Lifecycle Management Enabling Smart X, 215–26. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62807-9_18.

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Cordero, Sophia Salas, Rob Vingerhoeds, Marc Zolghadri, and Claude Baron. "Addressing Obsolescence from Day One in the Conceptual Phase of Complex Systems as a Design Constraint." In Product Lifecycle Management Enabling Smart X, 369–83. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62807-9_30.

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Bil, Cees, and John Mo. "Obsolescence Management of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) in Defence Systems." In Concurrent Engineering Approaches for Sustainable Product Development in a Multi-Disciplinary Environment, 621–32. London: Springer London, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4426-7_53.

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Salas Cordero, Sophia, Rob Vingerhoeds, Marc Zolghadri, and Claude Baron. "Correction to: Addressing Obsolescence from Day One in the Conceptual Phase of Complex Systems as a Design Constraint." In Product Lifecycle Management Enabling Smart X, C1. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62807-9_63.

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Weber, Heike. "Mending or Ending?" In The Persistence of Technology, 233–62. Bielefeld, Germany: transcript Verlag, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.14361/9783839447413-012.

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Heike Weber shows that when consumers decide whether to "mend or end" a commodity, they decide on the temporality of its use. But what is more, consumer product lifetimes have also changed over time. This chapter considers the case of West Germany between the 1960s and the 1980s, when consumers adopted novel values and ways of handling domestic equipment. Items such as furniture and washing machines were now acquired without the idea of a lifelong or even inter-generational use in mind, and practices of care, reuse and disposal changed accordingly. Such everyday practices have left behind virtually no manifest historical sources, so the chapter approaches changing consumer culture indirectly, through three closely interlinked fields, namely discarding bulky waste, the conditions and channels for private and professional reuse, resale and repair, and, on the discursive level, debates on society's wastefulness and product obsolescence.
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Venkataraman, Nithya, and N. Elangovan. "Making the Best of Obsolescence—A Study on the Changing Landscape of Product Life-Cycle." In Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 223–33. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5977-4_19.

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Chang, Xiaomeng, Liyu Zheng, and Janis Terpenny. "Ontology Development and Optimization for Data Integration and Decision-Making in Product Design and Obsolescence Management." In Ontology Modeling in Physical Asset Integrity Management, 87–132. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15326-1_4.

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Salas Cordero, Sophia, Rob Vingerhoeds, Claude Baron, and Marc Zolghadri. "Can Proactive Obsolescence Management and Innovation Go Hand in Hand During the Conceptual Design Phase of Complex Systems?" In Product Lifecycle Management. Green and Blue Technologies to Support Smart and Sustainable Organizations, 40–54. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94399-8_4.

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Bourgoignie, Thierry. "Sustainable Consumption and Obsolescence of Consumer Products." In Sustainable Consumption, 27–47. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16985-5_3.

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Carreira, Marcos C. S., and Richard J. Brostowicz. "Unlucky End: On the Obsolescence of Products and Books." In Brazilian Derivatives and Securities, 297. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137477279_17.

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Conference papers on the topic "Product obsolescence"

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Brown, Travis E., Scott E. Bartholomew, Glen A. Dragon, Aaron C. Smykowski, Alvaro J. Rojas Arciniegas, and Marcos Esterman. "Challenges for Managing Component Obsolescence in Long Life Products Through the Product Development Lifecycle." In ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2011-48422.

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Producers of low volume, long life products must utilize the latest commercial, off the shelf (COTS) components in order to meet cutting edge technological needs. These COTS components often have a primary use in the high volume commercial markets (e.g. smart phones) which are characterized by short product lifecycles to satisfy consumer needs and remain competitive. Consequently, the two to three year lifecycles of these products tend to heavily influence the lifecycle of the components inside. Most tactical military products (as an example of low volume, long life products) have a very long design, production and support period that can often exceed ten years. Given the lifecycle mismatch between the products and components, an obsolescence management process is essential in order for a producer of low volume, long life products to effectively manage obsolescence in their product line. In this paper, the obsolescence management strategies are reviewed to identify best practices and recommendations that can improve a company’s ability to deal with obsolescence, sometimes called DMSMS (Diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages), though the terms are not strictly interchangeable. This is achieved not only through a comprehensive literature review but also through a series of case studies from different companies. These validate findings from literature and provide a realistic perspective on the challenge to manage obsolescence, during the product development lifecycle.
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Jennings, Connor, Dazhong Wu, and Janis Terpenny. "Forecasting Obsolescence Risk Using Machine Learning." In ASME 2016 11th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/msec2016-8625.

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With rapid innovation in the electronics industry, product obsolescence forecasting has become increasingly important. More accurate obsolescence forecasting would have cost reduction effects in product design and part procurement over a product’s lifetime. Currently many obsolescence forecasting methods require manual input or perform market analysis on a part by part basis; practices that are not feasible for large bill of materials. In response, this paper introduces an obsolescence forecasting framework that is capable of being scaled to meet industry needs while remaining highly accurate. The framework utilizes machine learning to classify parts as active, in production, or obsolete and discontinued. This classification and labeling of parts can be useful in the design stage in part selection and during inventory management with evaluating the chance that suppliers might stop production. A case study utilizing the proposed framework is presented to demonstrate and validate the improved accuracy of obsolescence risk forecasting. As shown, the framework correctly identified active and obsolete products with an accuracy as high as 98.3%.
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Feldman, Kiri, and Peter Sandborn. "Integrating Technology Obsolescence Considerations Into Product Design Planning." In ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2007-35881.

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Technology life cycles affect a product manager’s ability to sustain systems through their manufacturing and field lives. The lack of availability of critical parts and technologies poses a challenge not only to the acquisition community, but to customers of products that must be maintained for long periods of time. Technology obsolescence has an especially serious impact on systems that have significant electronics content because electronic parts are quickly obsoleted in favor of newer, higher performance components. In this study, market availability data was analyzed for operational amplifiers, a technology integral to most electronic products, and for flash memory devices. Procurement lifetimes are shown to have shrunk since operational amplifiers emerged on the market. Algorithms for forecasting electronic part obsolescence are proposed and the ramifications of electronic part obsolescence on product design planning are discussed.
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Rai, Rahul, Uriel Tekunoff, Carson Schafer, Peter Sandborn, and Janis Terpenny. "Mitigating E-Waste: A Product Service System (PSS) Based Design Approach to Create Obsolescence Resistant Products." In ASME 2010 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2010-28796.

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Consumers of electronic products (e-products) increasingly purchase new product and dispose of the last-generation of fully functional product for the sake of newer models with added functionality brought on by advances in technology. This consumer behavior is referred to as technological obsolescence, rendering older versions of the product obsolete and creating e-waste. The phenomenon of technological product obsolescence and e-waste is especially prevalent in electronic products such as cell phones and video games. E-waste is very costly for the environment, as well as for electronics product manufacturers. This paper investigates the use of a Product Service System (PSS) based model to design obsolescence resistance product, hence mitigating the impact of e-waste. The approach is derived from the results of an empirical study of multiple high e-waste generating products. As part of the study, various products are analyzed and guidelines for designs are derived from the empirical data. The utility of the proposed approach is demonstrated via the conceptual design of a novel smart phone based on the PSS framework.
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Kwak, Minjung, and Harrison M. Kim. "Market-Driven Positioning of Remanufactured Product for Design for Remanufacturing With Part Upgrade." In ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2011-48432.

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In a market with rapid changes in technology and customer preferences, technological obsolescence of end-of-life products poses a significant challenge to product end-of-life recovery. Remanufacturing with appropriate part upgrade can be a promising solution for overcoming obsolescence. This paper proposes a model for positioning a remanufactured product with an aim to support design for remanufacturing with part reuse and upgrade. By considering original product design, target market, and recovery economics (i.e., original design specifications, expected timing and quantity of end-of-life products, customer preferences and competing products, and expected remanufacturing cost and revenue), the model provides an estimate for appropriate selling price and specifications of a remanufactured product at which maximum recovery profit is expected. The developed model is illustrated with an example of desktop computer. Potential applications are also discussed with an emphasis on design for remanufacturing and recovery strategy planning.
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Mccarrick, Alan, Thomas Daley, and Jay Trombley. "Impact of Product Reformulation and Obsolescence on Closed Environmental Atmospheres." In International Conference On Environmental Systems. 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA, United States: SAE International, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-2302.

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Nelson, Raymond, Peter Sandborn, Janis P. Terpenny, and Liyu Zheng. "Modeling Constraints in Design Refresh Planning." In ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2011-47644.

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When an original equipment manufacturer no longer supplies and/or supports a product then the product is considered to be obsolete. Obsolescence is a significant problem for systems whose operational and support life is much longer than the procurement lifetimes of their constituent components. Unlike high-volume, commercial products, which are quickly evolved, long field life, low-volume systems, such as aircraft may require updates of their components and technology called design refreshes to simply remain manufacturable and supportable. However these systems can’t perform design refreshes all the time due to the high nonrecurring and re-qualification costs. One approach to optimally managing this problem is to use DRP (Design Refresh Planning), which is a strategic method for scheduling design refreshes such that the life cycle cost impact of obsolescence is minimized. The planning of these design refreshes is restricted by various constraints, which need to be implemented into the DRP process. These constraints can reflect technology roadmap requirements, obsolescence management realities, logistical restrictions, budget ceilings and management policy. In this paper, constraints imposed on the DRP process are explored, classified within a taxonomy, and implemented in the planning process. A communications system design example is included.
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Dal Fabbro, Paulo A., Heider Marconi G. Madureira, Marcos B. Hervé, Daniel L. Ferrão, and Murilo P. Pessatti. "Dealing with the Obsolescence of Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) in Electronic Products." In Seminário Integrado de Software e Hardware. Sociedade Brasileira de Computação - SBC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5753/semish.2021.15826.

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PLDs are commonplace in today's electronic products. When such devices reach their end-of-life, the product manufacturer must find a viable solution, both technical and economical. Replacing a PLD by an ASIC is a viable alternative that is explored in this paper, using a real case as an example. Boundary business conditions for deciding for this option are presented. Depending on these conditions, obsolescence can be seen as an opportunity for the improvement of the product, taking advantage of other benefits that an ASIC brings. As an ASIC development can be seen as risky, pricy, and as having a long time to market, a structured ASIC platform, called ICX, that mitigates all of these three aspects, is also presented.
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Sandborn, Peter, Varun J. Prabhakar, and Abisola Kusimo. "Modeling the Obsolescence of Critical Human Skills Necessary for Supporting Legacy Systems." In ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2012-71554.

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Obsolescence of human skills impacts the support of long field life systems. Human skills obsolescence is a growing problem for organizations as they try to estimate and mitigate the effects of an aging workforce with specialized (and possibly irreplaceable) skill sets. Difficulties with skills obsolescence have been reported in a number of industries including industrial controls, aerospace, and military systems, all product sectors that must support critical systems for 20–30 years or longer. Common workforce planning models do not generally address the obsolescence of skills. Rather, they implicitly assume lost human resources are always replenishable. Nearly all of the existing research associated with the obsolescence of skills focuses on the opposite of the problem addressed in this paper, i.e., workers have skills that are obsolete and therefore need to be retrained in order to be employable. Alternatively, this paper addresses the lack of workers with the necessary skill set and the inability to replace them. This paper describes a model for the obsolescence of skills and skilled worker retention. This research provides a way to quantitatively address the problem of skills obsolescence and provides a basis upon which to estimate the cost of future system support.
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Liu, Liwen, Yunfei Sun, and Jianming Yao. "An Extended Analysis of Consignment Stock Policy in the Presence of Product Obsolescence." In 2007 IEEE International Conference on Automation and Logistics. IEEE, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ical.2007.4338939.

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