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IEC 62402:2007
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Obsolescence management - Application guide
Hardcopy , PDF , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users
31-12-2021
English - French, Spanish, Castilian
14-06-2007
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
3.2 Abbreviations
4 General principles
4.1 The obsolescence phase
4.2 Obsolescence management process
4.3 Documentation
5 Management responsibility
5.1 Management function on obsolescence
5.2 Meeting customer needs
5.3 Obsolescence contractual and regulatory implications
5.4 Obsolescence management planning
5.5 Responsibility
5.6 Management review
6 Resources
7 Managing obsolescence
7.1 Planning
7.1.1 General
7.1.2 Obsolescence management plan contents
7.1.3 Obsolescence management in the context of risk
management
7.1.4 Planning
7.1.5 Assessment of impact, cost and probability of
obsolescence
7.1.6 Determining the main strategy
7.1.7 Reactive strategy
7.1.8 Proactive strategy
7.1.9 Budgetary provision
7.1.10 Reviewing the strategy
7.2 Customer related activities
7.3 Reactive strategy recovery options
7.3.1 Overview
7.3.2 Product search
7.3.3 Cannibalization
7.3.4 Repair
7.3.5 Design revision
7.3.6 Product obsolescence
7.4 Proactive strategy options
7.4.1 Design considerations
7.4.2 Technology transparency
7.4.3 Obsolescence monitoring
7.4.4 Planned system upgrades
7.4.5 Lifetime buy
7.4.6 Additional factors affecting the choice of
obsolescence management programme options
7.4.7 Skills training
7.5 Supply chain management
8 Measurement, analysis and improvement
9 Software obsolescence issues and strategies
9.1 Additional planning aspects for software
9.1.1 Software and hardware similarities and differences
9.1.2 Causes of software obsolescence
9.1.3 Determining the main strategy to combat software
obsolescence
9.1.4 Reactive strategy - Do nothing until the need
arises
9.1.5 Proactive strategy
9.2 Relationship between the customer and the supplier
9.3 Reactive strategy recovery options
9.3.1 Overview
9.3.2 Software search
9.3.3 Revision
9.3.4 Software obsolescence
9.4 Proactive strategy as applied to software separable from
hardware
9.4.1 Overview
9.4.2 Design considerations
9.4.3 Technology transparency/open systems
9.4.4 Contract support
9.4.5 Planned upgrades
9.4.6 Additional factors affecting choice of obsolescence
management programme options
Annex A (informative) Check list
Annex B (informative) Monitoring products
Bibliography
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