This paper provides a comprehensive literature review on the problem of obsolescence in
“sustainment-dominated systems” that require support for many decades. Research on this …

In mechanical engineering and plant design, product-related services are usually
considered as an add-on to the actual product. Industrial Product-Service Systems deal with …

The aerospace and defence industries are moving towards new types of agreement such as
availability contracts based on Product-Service System (PSS) business models …

This paper provides a cost estimating framework for electrical, electronic and
electromechanical (EEE) components obsolescence, which represents the main source of …

One of the most critical issues that can affect the useful life of a product is the obsolescence
of its components or functionalities. To minimize its effects and bring long-term benefits to …

Planned obsolescence and product-service systems are two business models which have
evolved as popular strategies for technology oriented companies. Interestingly they appear …

Obsolescence is a significant challenge for the Command, Control, Communications,
Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) community …

This manuscript reviews and synthesizes the product service system, lifecycle affordability,
and performance-based contracting (PBC) literature across supply chain management …

A component becomes obsolete when it is no longer available from its original manufacturer
in its original form. Component obsolescence is a significant problem in the electronics …

Currently, manufacturing organisations worldwide are shifting their business models
towards Product-Service Systems (PSS), which implies the development of new support …