Yet these have made little difference to patient care, or to the lives of the workers, and have not solved the difficulties brought about by the tripartite structure. All that has been gained (including by Thatcher's use of the Maoist ideology of perpetual revolution) is an increase in the proportion of funds spent on administration: once an internationally lean figure of 5 per cent, this is no...

This paper provides a cost estimating framework for the Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical (EEE) components obsolescence, which represents the main source of obsolescence issues due to the increasingly short life cycle of these types of components. The framework comprises a number of areas, namely “Component Complexity Levels”, “Obsolescence Management Levels”, “Obsolescence Resolutio...

Many electronic parts have life cycles that are shorter than the life cycle of the product they are in. Life cycle mismatches caused by the obsolescence of electronic parts can result in significantly sustainment costs for long life systems. In particular, avionics often encounters part obsolescence problems before being fielded and nearly always experience part obsolescence problems during the...

This dissertation provides an overview on the problem of electronic component obsolescence from a military product support perspective. By assessing applicable literature as well as feedback and lessons learned from relevant support projects, a strategy for the management of component obsolescence is proposed. The aim of the research is to provide a definition of component obsolescence drivers ...

This article proposes a process to manage the problem of electronic component obsolescence from a military product support perspective. By assessing applicable literature as well as feedback and lessons learned from relevant support projects, a methodology for the management of component obsolescence is proposed. The aim of the research is to provide a definition of component obsolescence drive...

A parting gift.

Many technologies have lifecycles that are shorter than the lifecycle of the product they are in. Lifecycle mismatches caused by the obsolescence of technology (and particularly the obsolescence of electronic parts) results in high sustainment costs for long field life systems, e.g., avionics and military systems. This paper presents a methodology for performing optimum design refresh planning ...