Rapid changes in technology have led to an increasingly fast pace of product introductions.
For long-life systems (eg, planes, ships, and nuclear power plants), rapid changes help …

The aim of this research is to conduct an all-inclusive investigation on past studies of
obsolescence, the issues involved, and tactics for mitigation in military-based systems. This …

With the rapid development of technologies, product lifecycle becomes shorter, which brings
great challenges to obsolescence management. An efficient obsolescence forecasting …

Nowadays, the wide adoption of affordable ICT hardware and software solutions has
fundamentally changed how product design information is being created, shared, stored and …

The obsolescence of electronic parts can cause a serious problem to sustain systems. In
order to properly manage the obsolescence problems, reasonable and efficient …

Abstract System obsolescence issues are a routine occurrence, especially for systems with a
high utilization of commercial electronic components or software applications with a long …

With rapid innovation in the electronics industry, product obsolescence forecasting has
become increasingly important. More accurate obsolescence forecasting would have cost …

The purpose of this study is to provide program managers and systems engineers with a
novel algorithm in determining the design refresh time (DRT) of sustainment‐dominated …

This report describes the results of a master thesis project about obsolescence management
for sustainment dominated systems. Typically, sustainment dominated systems require …

Obsolescence is an unavoidable reality in manufacturing systems and supply chain
environments as systems are needed to be sustained for longer and longer periods of time …