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  2. Global strategies
  3. Planning obsolescence

Planning obsolescence

  • Building in replacement need
  • Creating dependency on product upgrades

Claim

As more product markets become saturated, the only way manufacturers can generate new sales is by introducing a fresh model which tempts the consumer back into the shop.

Broader

Planning
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Constructing
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Constrained by

Increasing product longevity
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Problem

Planned obsolescence
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Value

Obsolescence
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(G) Very specific strategies
Subject
  • Industry » Construction
  • Industry » Products
  • Management » Planning
  • Societal problems » Dependence
  • Societal problems » Obsolescence
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Oct 26, 2020