Planned obsolescence features in the design and manufacture of most everyday products. For a named product, describe the advantages and disadvantages of planned obsolescence to both the consumer and manufacturer. (12 marks)
Planned obsolescence is when a product is produced to have a certain life span, this is usually quite a short life span. The product is designed to last long enough to develop a customer’s lasting need. It is also designed to convince the customer that the product is of a high quality. So, when the product fails, the customer will want to buy a new and updated version. Planned obsolescence is a thing in every day products for big corporations such as apple to make more money. Apple will release a new product every year and
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An advantage of planned obsolescence within apple iPhone to the consumer is that they will be able to continue updating their phone and will be able to download all the apps they want. It also means that they will have a new and working phone and if the battery was dying off in their old phone they wouldn’t have to worry about it, but these advantages don’t really outweigh the disadvantages. Some disadvantages for the consumer is that they would be paying for an overpriced product every year, apple will convince some people to keep up to date with the newest iPhone just because they feel it would boost how they feel about themselves having the newest phone this called brand loyalty, when someone commits and wants to keep buying the same king of phone over and over. When one person has the newest iPhone someone who maybe has an iPhone one generation behind and could be peer pressured into purchasing the new one when their current one is in perfect working
After several new product failures, the company began using customer input to help develop new products. In 1989, the fishing electronics industry is experiencing a downturn, and the company's sales and profits are slipping. The company, which has one product line (depth sounders) and a strong brand (Hummingbird), has conducted substantial market research on three new products. These products are project 901, hummingbird VHF Radio, Locator/ GPS navigator. Of these, project 901 is an extension of the depth sounder product, while the other two would be new product lines for the company. Top management is deciding which one or more of the three new products it should proceed with. In this paper, I will discuss the positive and negative aspects of each product ideas and my recommendations to Techsonic management
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Many people get excited when a new iPhone is about to be released. In addition, there are many customers who camp outside either the Apple store or their phone company store for days, just to get a hold of one. One thing many don’t realize is that its literally the same phone as previous ones. Thousands of people seriously think they’re paying for a new phone with better adjustments than the previous iPhone, instead of paying for a newly developed phone with a stronger iOS system and better features, not just little simple improvements. They end up paying for a phone that’s similar to the previous one.
Meaning corporations purposely make products that won’t last or will be otherwise social unacceptable to own in the near future. This is all a trick to cause the consumer to buy more of a product and spend more money. According to Annie Leonard, author of The Story of Stuff, “[designers] discussed how fast they can make stuff break and still leave the consumer with enough faith in the product to go buy another one” (11). This fuels consumption further than necessary and most importantly at an alarmingly wasteful way. Nothing shows more obsolescence than the technology market with computers and phones. Giles Salde wrote an award winning book about technology obsolescence and explains “a century of advertising has conditioned us to want more, better, and faster from any consumer good we purchase, in 2004 about 315 million working PCs were retired in North America” (Planned Obsolescence viewpoint). This shows the affect caused by corporations to increase profits at the cost of resources. They use new software and products being incompatible with previous versions of electronics to force consumers to buy more. You see this commonly with televisions, gaming systems, computers, and many other electronic
Chapter 6 covers the “product life cycle”. Product life cycle is series of stages a product goes through from the time it is launched into the market until the time it is removed from the market. Cactus Rose is currently in the stage of growth. Since, Cactus Rose has been around the town of Wilton for just a couple of years, it is considered as one of the best fine dining area around town. The restaurant can still can be enhanced and promoted and gaining the people around town’s full support. Eventually, it will reach its full marketing potential in the near
After owning both android and apple smart phones since 8th grade I’ve have concluded what I believe is important in a smart phone. In this review I hope to analyze both the pros and cons of owning an Apple smartphone. Pros and cons that include things from these categories: price, durability, battery life, and many other key features of the phone.
In response to the problem posed, we will focus on Wilson’s product and how it can be adapted to fit with the current market trends. A picture of the internal and external factors surrounding this case will be provided in a situational analysis. We will then offer three alternatives and our recommendation on how to proceed.
However, comparing with the current situation, the lead time is longer, the manufacturing cost is a bit higher due to lower economic of scale in the labelling operation. Moreover, even though the inventory is reduced, the overstock problem of particular product types still exist. Which means that the repackaging process still very likely to happen. High remanufacturing cost remains the disadvantage point in this MDP position.
Currently, retail industries are producing products of good design to meet technical and legal requirements. For instance, products are of satisfactory, good quality and fulfil the purpose the client is expecting. In addition, most companies are complying with the environmental law as well as making sure the product has no unintended side-effects. Notably, some laws such as General Product Safety are now enforced to ensure consumers are sold products that are safe and to maintain the general duty placed on retail
Life Cycle: Every product has a life cycle. Before going for the decline stage here comes a maturity stage, every industry has to go through this especially in large industry like ford, general motors, Toyota, etc.
‘Othello’ is an impressive exploration of human emotion; both philosophically intriguing and colourfully captivating. Parallel with the nature of tragedy, ‘Othello’, through its frankly rich plot and human characters, amplifies a cathartic process inherent in its themes and narrative mastery; an injection of unrivalled pathos and intimate engagement. The all-pervasive theme of human frailty is compounded by the concepts of verisimilitude, trust, and jealousy and each notion works harmoniously to render an image of how manipulation is manifested and the path to ultimate tragedy, regardless of context. What is truly integral to discussing the thematic relevance of verisimilitude in ‘Othello’ is the notion of the transparency of Iago’s character.
Could this force the company to continuous innovate to prevent the products from entering a mature market? You have to give the customers reason to upgrade. I think that is why Apple has been so successful – by releasing an updated proprietary product every year (iPhone and iPod). This strategy has allowed them to stay ahead of their competitors, forcing the competitors to chase them and also continuously bring new products to the...
In this report, The Basic New Product Process will be used and the following elements will be covered:
In management, each of the four functions, planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, are crucial to the development of any business. Involving employees in the planning process help them understand the goals of the organization. Planning is analyzing a situation, determining the goals that will be pursued, and deciding in advance the actions needed to pursue the goals. This paper will evaluate the planning function of the Halliburton Company and analyze the impact that legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibilities have on management planning along with examples of each, and analyze three factors that influence strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning.
They do not consider what benefits the phone will actually have to them, other than they will look cool because they have the newest gadget. Most people do not consider the pros and cons of purchasing a new phone. What would the benefits be versus the actual cost? The Wall Street Journal article titled Apple's iPhone 6s vs iPhone 6: The key differences By Wilson Rothman, explains what the difference between the old iPhone 6 and the new iPhone 6s.