INSIGHTS INTO BEYOND-LIFE COMPLEX SYSTEMS SUFFERING FROM OBSOLESCENCE

Authors

  • Keith Richard Lambert Department of Marketing, Logistics and Sport, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/29-2-1829

Keywords:

Complex systems, Beyond designed life, Integrated Logistic Support System, Obsolescence

Abstract

Supporting and maintaining complex systems in developing countries has numerous challenges, especially in systems that suffer from obsolescence and operate beyond their designed life. Existing methodologies in developing an integrated logistics support system (ILSS) in developed countries are based on resources that are readily available, while in developing countries this is not always the case, and so grounded design rules within a robust framework are required. Various methods and six case studies of high technology systems were used for this paper. Obsolescence effects are considerably wider than the retirement and obsolescence component of present frameworks.

Author Biography

Keith Richard Lambert, Department of Marketing, Logistics and Sport, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Department of Marketing, Logistics and Sport

 

Senior Lecturer

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Published

2018-08-31

How to Cite

Lambert, K. R. (2018). INSIGHTS INTO BEYOND-LIFE COMPLEX SYSTEMS SUFFERING FROM OBSOLESCENCE. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 29(2), 65–73. https://doi.org/10.7166/29-2-1829

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 2 (2018)

Section

General Articles

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