Planned/built-in obsolescence means the production of goods and services with a limited period of life span. This can be done by designing product in a special way to make is useless after certain period of time. Not supporting old technology (like old hardware and etc.) can also be considered as planned obsolescence. Idea of this strategy is to encourage or stimulate demand on newer products in order to make more profit.
Planned obsolescence refers to manufacturing or marketing techniques generally designed to artificially shorten the life of a product, either by making it actually useless, or appear useless before it would naturally. There are several similar but subtly different types of planned obsolescence. - Obsolescence of function: This refers to when an item is produced to break down or otherwise become non-functional in an abnormally short period of time. - Obsolescence of style: This refers to the the obsolescence of items such as clothing, fashion accessories, and home decorating products due to changes in style. - Technical obsolescence: This refers to the obsolescence of an older item caused by the creation of a newer item performing the same function.
Business practice of deliberately outdating an item (much before the end of its useful life) by stopping its supply or service support and introducing a newer (often incompatible) model or version. Its objective is to prod the consumer or user to abandon the currently owned item in favor of the 'upgrade.' Most prevalent in computer hardware and software industry.
planned obsolescence A manufacturing decision by a company to make consumer products in such a way that they become out-of-date or useless within a known time period. The main goal of this type of production is to ensure that consumers will have to buy the product multiple times, rather than only once. This naturally stimulates demand for an industry's products because consumers have to keep coming back again and again.
Planned obsolescence is how corporations ensure that they can make more money on their product lines by lowering quality to maintain profit premiums. By designing failure in the useful life of the product, as well as marketing products out of fashion in short cycles, the producer is able to train consumers to buy earlier and more often (in any given product line). That's great for the bottom line of the producers but in a world of increasingly limited resources due to increasingly higher demand......"when a product is deliberately made so that it will soon be replaced by something more fashionable or more technically advanced. This is done so that people will want to buy new things more often."
Planned obsolescence or built-in obsolescence in industrial design is a policy of planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete, that is, unfashionable or no longer functional after a certain period of time. The term was coined in the 1950s by Brooks Stevens who suggested that new and improved products are in constant demand by consumers and that corporations can best respond by manufacturing items that don't last very long. Planned obsolescence has potential benefits for a producer because to obtain continuing use of the product the consumer is under pressure to purchase again, whether from the same manufacturer (a replacement part or a newer model), or from a competitor which might also rely on planned obsolescence. For an industry, planned obsolescence stimulates demand by encouraging purchasers to buy sooner if they still want a functioning product. Built-in obsolescence is used in many different products. Planned obsolescence does not always sit well with consumers, especially if competing companies offer similar products but with much more durability. Pushing this production too far can result in customer backlash, or a bad reputation for a brand. However, planned obsolescence doesn't always have such a negative connotation. Companies can engage in this activity solely as a means of controlling costs. For example, a cell phone manufacturer may decide to use parts in its phones that have a maximum lifespan of five years, instead of parts that could last 20 years. It's unlikely most consumers will use the same cell phone five years after purchase, and so the company can lower input costs by using cheaper parts without fearing a customers backlash.
<Planned obsolescence, also called built-in obsolescence, is the conception, design and production of a product, such as hardware or software , with the intent that it should be useful, functional or popular for a limited length of time. The term was coined in the 1950s by Brooks Stevens who suggested that new and improved products are in constant demand by consumers and that corporations can best respond by manufacturing items that don't last very long.
Planned obsolescence or built-in obsolescence[1] in industrial design is a policy of planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete, that is, unfashionable or no longer functional after a certain period of time.[1] Planned obsolescence has potential benefits for a producer because to obtain continuing use of the product the consumer is under pressure to purchase again, whether from the same manufacturer (a replacement part or a newer model), or from a competitor which might also rely on planned obsolescence.AM MEHMET ÖZTEŞ
Planned obsolescence a situation in which goods are deliberately made or designed so that they do not last for a long period of time. Planned obsolescence does not always sit well with consumers, especially if competing companies offer similar products but with much more durability. Pushing this production too far can result in customer backlash, or a bad reputation for a brand. Planned obsolescence was first developed in the 1920's and 1930's when mass production had opened every minute aspect of the production process to exacting analysis. Estimates of planned obsolescence can influence a company's decisions about product engineering. Therefore the company can use the least expensive components that satisfy product lifetime projections. Such decisions are part of a broader discipline known as value engineering. The use of planned obsolescence is not always easy to pinpoint, and it is complicated by related problems, such as competing technologies which expands functionality in newer product versions. Types of obsolescence: technical or functional obsolescence: The design of most consumer products includes an expected average lifetime permeating all stages of development. Planned obsolescence is made more likely by refusing to provide service or parts any longer. Creating new lines of products that do not connect with older products can also make an older model quickly obsolete, forcing replacement. Planned functional obsolescence is a type of technical obsolescence in which companies introduce new technology which replaces the old. The old products do not have the same capabilities or functionality as the new ones. Systemic obsolescence: Planned style obsolescence occurs when marketers change the styling of products so customers will purchase products more frequently. The style changes are designed to make owners of the old model feel "out of date". It is also designed to differentiate the product from the competition, thereby reducing price competition. Marketers also claim that style changes relieve peoples' boredom and allows for both self-expression and conformity at the same time Notification obsolescence: Some companies have developed a very sophisticated version of obsolescence in which the product informs the user when it is time to buy a replacement..
A manufacturing decision by a company to make consumer products in such a way that they become out-of-date or useless within a known time period. The main goal of this type of production is to ensure that consumers will have to buy the product multiple times, rather than only once. This naturally stimulates demand for an industry's products because consumers have to keep coming back again and again.
Products ranging from inexpensive light bulbs to high-priced goods such as cars and buildings are subject to planned obsolescence by manufacturers and producers.
Also known as "built-in obsolescence".
Planned obsolescence does not always sit well with consumers, especially if competing companies offer similar products but with much more durability. Pushing this production too far can result in customer backlash, or a bad reputation for a brand.
However, planned obsolescence doesn't always have such a negative connotation. Companies can engage in this activity solely as a means of controlling costs. For example, a cell phone manufacturer may decide to use parts in its phones that have a maximum lifespan of five years, instead of parts that could last 20 years. It's unlikely most consumers will use the same cell phone five years after purchase, and so the company can lower input costs by using cheaper parts without fearing a customers backlash.
Planned or built-in obsolescence in industrial design means products are designed in such a way that they become out-of-date or useless within a short period of time. Generally, this policy is used to stimulate demand. This may come as a surprise to many people, since planned obsolescence usually has a negative connotation, but some degree of planned obsolescence is probably necessary in many fields, through so-called "value engineering" Example of “value engineering”: The useful life of a cell phone is limited to only a few years due to the rapid rate of technological improvement in the field. This means that it’s wasteful to build a cell phone with a physical life span much longer than its useful life. Some fields where you can find such policy: light bulbs, cars, software, fashion and so on.
Planned/built-in obsolescence means the production of goods and services with a limited period of life span. This can be done by designing product in a special way to make is useless after certain period of time. Not supporting old technology (like old hardware and etc.) can also be considered as planned obsolescence. Idea of this strategy is to encourage or stimulate demand on newer products in order to make more profit.
ReplyDeletePlanned obsolescence refers to manufacturing or marketing techniques generally designed to artificially shorten the life of a product, either by making it actually useless, or appear useless before it would naturally. There are several similar but subtly different types of planned obsolescence.
ReplyDelete- Obsolescence of function: This refers to when an item is produced to break down or otherwise become non-functional in an abnormally short period of time.
- Obsolescence of style: This refers to the the obsolescence of items such as clothing, fashion accessories, and home decorating products due to changes in style.
- Technical obsolescence: This refers to the obsolescence of an older item caused by the creation of a newer item performing the same function.
Business practice of deliberately outdating an item (much before the end of its useful life) by stopping its supply or service support and introducing a newer (often incompatible) model or version. Its objective is to prod the consumer or user to abandon the currently owned item in favor of the 'upgrade.' Most prevalent in computer hardware and software industry.
ReplyDeleteplanned obsolescence A manufacturing decision by a company to make consumer products in such a way that they become out-of-date or useless within a known time period. The main goal of this type of production is to ensure that consumers will have to buy the product multiple times, rather than only once. This naturally stimulates demand for an industry's products because consumers have to keep coming back again and again.
ReplyDeletePlanned obsolescence is how corporations ensure that they can make more money on their product lines by lowering quality to maintain profit premiums. By designing failure in the useful life of the product, as well as marketing products out of fashion in short cycles, the producer is able to train consumers to buy earlier and more often (in any given product line). That's great for the bottom line of the producers but in a world of increasingly limited resources due to increasingly higher demand......"when a product is deliberately made so that it will soon be replaced by something more fashionable or more technically advanced. This is done so that people will want to buy new things more often."
ReplyDeletePlanned obsolescence or built-in obsolescence in industrial design is a policy of planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete, that is, unfashionable or no longer functional after a certain period of time. The term was coined in the 1950s by Brooks Stevens who suggested that new and improved products are in constant demand by consumers and that corporations can best respond by manufacturing items that don't last very long. Planned obsolescence has potential benefits for a producer because to obtain continuing use of the product the consumer is under pressure to purchase again, whether from the same manufacturer (a replacement part or a newer model), or from a competitor which might also rely on planned obsolescence. For an industry, planned obsolescence stimulates demand by encouraging purchasers to buy sooner if they still want a functioning product. Built-in obsolescence is used in many different products.
ReplyDeletePlanned obsolescence does not always sit well with consumers, especially if competing companies offer similar products but with much more durability. Pushing this production too far can result in customer backlash, or a bad reputation for a brand.
However, planned obsolescence doesn't always have such a negative connotation. Companies can engage in this activity solely as a means of controlling costs. For example, a cell phone manufacturer may decide to use parts in its phones that have a maximum lifespan of five years, instead of parts that could last 20 years. It's unlikely most consumers will use the same cell phone five years after purchase, and so the company can lower input costs by using cheaper parts without fearing a customers backlash.
<Planned obsolescence, also called built-in obsolescence, is the conception, design and production of a product, such as hardware or software , with the intent that it should be useful, functional or popular for a limited length of time. The term was coined in the 1950s by Brooks Stevens who suggested that new and improved products are in constant demand by consumers and that corporations can best respond by manufacturing items that don't last very long.
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ReplyDeletePlanned obsolescence or built-in obsolescence[1] in industrial design is a policy of planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete, that is, unfashionable or no longer functional after a certain period of time.[1] Planned obsolescence has potential benefits for a producer because to obtain continuing use of the product the consumer is under pressure to purchase again, whether from the same manufacturer (a replacement part or a newer model), or from a competitor which might also rely on planned obsolescence.AM MEHMET ÖZTEŞ
ReplyDeletePlanned obsolescence a situation in which goods are deliberately made or designed so that they do not last for a long period of time. Planned obsolescence does not always sit well with consumers, especially if competing companies offer similar products but with much more durability. Pushing this production too far can result in customer backlash, or a bad reputation for a brand.
ReplyDeletePlanned obsolescence was first developed in the 1920's and 1930's when mass production had opened every minute aspect of the production process to exacting analysis. Estimates of planned obsolescence can influence a company's decisions about product engineering. Therefore the company can use the least expensive components that satisfy product lifetime projections. Such decisions are part of a broader discipline known as value engineering.
The use of planned obsolescence is not always easy to pinpoint, and it is complicated by related problems, such as competing technologies which expands functionality in newer product versions.
Types of obsolescence: technical or functional obsolescence: The design of most consumer products includes an expected average lifetime permeating all stages of development. Planned obsolescence is made more likely by refusing to provide service or parts any longer. Creating new lines of products that do not connect with older products can also make an older model quickly obsolete, forcing replacement. Planned functional obsolescence is a type of technical obsolescence in which companies introduce new technology which replaces the old. The old products do not have the same capabilities or functionality as the new ones.
Systemic obsolescence: Planned style obsolescence occurs when marketers change the styling of products so customers will purchase products more frequently. The style changes are designed to make owners of the old model feel "out of date". It is also designed to differentiate the product from the competition, thereby reducing price competition. Marketers also claim that style changes relieve peoples' boredom and allows for both self-expression and conformity at the same time
Notification obsolescence: Some companies have developed a very sophisticated version of obsolescence in which the product informs the user when it is time to buy a replacement..
A manufacturing decision by a company to make consumer products in such a way that they become out-of-date or useless within a known time period. The main goal of this type of production is to ensure that consumers will have to buy the product multiple times, rather than only once. This naturally stimulates demand for an industry's products because consumers have to keep coming back again and again.
ReplyDeleteProducts ranging from inexpensive light bulbs to high-priced goods such as cars and buildings are subject to planned obsolescence by manufacturers and producers.
Also known as "built-in obsolescence".
Planned obsolescence does not always sit well with consumers, especially if competing companies offer similar products but with much more durability. Pushing this production too far can result in customer backlash, or a bad reputation for a brand.
However, planned obsolescence doesn't always have such a negative connotation. Companies can engage in this activity solely as a means of controlling costs. For example, a cell phone manufacturer may decide to use parts in its phones that have a maximum lifespan of five years, instead of parts that could last 20 years. It's unlikely most consumers will use the same cell phone five years after purchase, and so the company can lower input costs by using cheaper parts without fearing a customers backlash.
Planned or built-in obsolescence in industrial design means products are designed in such a way that they become out-of-date or useless within a short period of time. Generally, this policy is used to stimulate demand. This may come as a surprise to many people, since planned obsolescence usually has a negative connotation, but some degree of planned obsolescence is probably necessary in many fields, through so-called "value engineering"
ReplyDeleteExample of “value engineering”:
The useful life of a cell phone is limited to only a few years due to the rapid rate of technological improvement in the field. This means that it’s wasteful to build a cell phone with a physical life span much longer than its useful life.
Some fields where you can find such policy: light bulbs, cars, software, fashion and so on.
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