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Challenges in obsolescence management and system engineering using the example of the German supplier industry
Winzer, Janis; Wagner, Eduard; Benecke, Stephan; Nissen, Nils F.; Lang, Klaus‐Dieter
Obsolescence, in the sense of short lifetime of predominantly electronic products, is
increasingly becoming a problem for industrial processes and ultimately for the community. The number
of cases in which professional customers want to buy products, which are no longer available for
purchase is steadily increasing. In the industrial setting this situation leads to strategies, which are
necessary but actually undesired, in order to be able to maintain the business activities. Basically, more
money and time has to be spent on countering obsolescence. In order to better meet these challenges,
enabling people to exchange ideas with like-minded colleagues, who are in the same situation, and to
jointly develop strategies for solution processes, an interest group driven primarily by the electronics
industry has been founded under the name Component Obsolescence Group Germany (COG-D).
The purpose of this paper is to describe the current state of affairs regarding Obsolescence
Management (hereinafter referred as OM). OM in the sense of dealing with obsolete or discontinued
components is not completely new, but the problem has increased significantly in recent years, which
makes it interesting to take a closer look at the reasons in order to derive solutions. The findings are
based on a survey taken among the members of the COG-D.
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Published in: PLATE – Product lifetimes and the environment : 3rd PLATE Conference, September 18–20, 2019 Berlin, Germany, Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin
Published by ISBN 978-3-7983-3125-9
