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  2. Obsolescence - Wikipedia

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    Technical obsolescence usually occurs when a new product or technology supersedes the old one, and it is preferred to use the new technology instead. Historical examples of new technologies superseding old ones include bronze replacing flint in hand-tools, DVDs replacing videocassettes, and the telephone replacing the telegraph. On a smaller ...

  3. Digital obsolescence - Wikipedia

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    Technical obsolescence, or the adoption of newer, more accessible technologies with the intention to replace older, often outdated software or hardware, occurring on the side of the consumer or manufacturer.

  4. Planned obsolescence - Wikipedia

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    HP class action suit, it was claimed that Hewlett-Packard designed certain inkjet printers and cartridges to shut down on an undisclosed expiration date, and at this point customers were prevented from using the ink that remained in the expired cartridge. HP denied these claims, but agreed to discontinue the use of certain messages, and to make ...

  5. Continual improvement process - Wikipedia

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    The plan–do–check–act cycle is an example of a continual improvement process. The PDCA (plan, do, check, act) or (plan, do, check, adjust) cycle supports continuous improvement and kaizen. It provides a process for improvement which can be used since the early design (planning) stage of any process, system, product or service.

  6. Total quality management - Wikipedia

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    "Top management has direct responsibility for quality improvement." "Increased quality comes from systematic analysis and improvement of work processes." "Quality improvement is a continuous effort and conducted throughout the organization." The Navy used the following tools and techniques: The PDCA cycle to drive issues to resolution

  7. Legacy system - Wikipedia

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    Legacy systems are considered to be potentially problematic by some software engineers for several reasons. [4]If legacy software runs on only antiquated hardware, the cost of maintaining the system may eventually outweigh the cost of replacing both the software and hardware unless some form of emulation or backward compatibility allows the software to run on new hardware.

  8. Product lifetime - Wikipedia

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    Prince was built 1863 and operated 1864–1936, 1955–1968, 1980-present, a product life of over 150 years, a service life of around 125 years. Product lifetime or product lifespan is the time interval from when a product is sold to when it is discarded. [1]

  9. Quality management - Wikipedia

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    Quality Improvement can be distinguished from Quality Control in that Quality Improvement is the purposeful change of a process to improve the reliability of achieving an outcome. Quality Control is the ongoing effort to maintain the integrity of a process to maintain the reliability of achieving an outcome.