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ALSO CALLED: High Tech Manufacturing Industry, Industrial Equipment Industry, Engineering Industry, Manufacturing Services, Furniture Industry, Industrial Automation Industry, Manufacturing Industries, Machinery Industry, and Industrial Manufacturing Industry
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Planned obsolescence, also called built-in obsolescence, is the conception, design and production of a product, such as hardware or software, with the intent that it should be useful, functional or popular for a limited length of time. The term was coined in the 1950s by  … 
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Tainted Food: Responsibility of Manufacturers
sponsored by SoftBrands, Inc.
PODCAST: Tim Farey, vice president and general manager of SoftBrands Asia, discusses the product safety and how Chinese companies are addressing the problems, his knowledge and experience will help you see the issues in a new light.
Posted: 23 Apr 2008 | Premiered: 23 Apr 2008
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Enterprise Technology: Food and Beverage
sponsored by SoftBrands, Inc.
PODCAST: This podcast is the compilation of three individual podcast which were done in 2007, in which the food safety issues were discussed regarding the inventory control, lab trace and yield management as it pertains to food and beverage manufacturing.
Posted: 23 Apr 2008 | Premiered: 23 Apr 2008
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TranS1 - Medical Device Manufacturing, FDA Validation
sponsored by SoftBrands, Inc.
WEBCAST: Because of SoftBrands unique service, TranS1 was able to achieve validation in just a few weeks without disrupting their software implementation and with minimal staff time required.
Posted: 23 Apr 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY DEFINITION (continued): …  Brooks Stevens who suggested that new and improved products are in constant demand by consumers and that corporations can best respond by manufacturing items that don't last very long.

In the computer industry, planned obsolescence occurs in a synergistic manner between the hardware and software sectors. New applications and operating systems (OSs) demand more memory, hard disk space, storage capacity and throughput. … 
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