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	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Continuing in the mode of using this column to showcase some of the wonderful programs presented at the annual SLA meeting in June, I'd like to highlight the comments made by Stewart Brand, the Tuesday morning keynote speaker.
		The premise is to think of the year 2,000 as a half-way point between 10,000 years in the past, when humans began to document their cultures and 10,000 years in the future.
		He shared stunning statistics on how quickly electronic data is being lost, due to the continuous obsolescence of the technology platforms in which information is stored.
	www.san-andreas-sla.org /faultline-test/FromPrezDec03.htm (527 words)

	Nat' Academies Press, Aging Avionics in Military Aircraft (2001)
		Obsolescence management is being addressed through preplanned product improvement programs that emphasize reliability and technology-transition plans to reduce TOC.
		The rationale for the acquisition of spares is to replace obsolescent parts, maintain performance levels, and avoid failures caused by a lack of parts.
		Obsolescence and DMS have impacted not only aging aircraft, but also the Apache Longbow and Comanche platforms, which have not yet been fully fielded.
	www.nap.edu /books/0309074495/html/51.html (683 words)

	FRB: Speech, Greenspan -- The embrace of free markets -- June 10, 1997
		Since any bill of rights specifies the limits to which government officials can infringe on the rights of individuals, the rational self-interest of the populace is always to protect and broaden individual rights.
		To summarize then, the ideal state of affairs for a centrally planned economy is one in which there is continuous production of the same type of goods, of the same quality, of the same design, obediently purchased in repetitive quantities, with cash wages backed as necessary by rationing coupons.
		Despite the ebb and flow of governments of differing persuasions, the face of the world economy continues to edge toward free-market-oriented societies.
	www.federalreserve.gov /boarddocs/speeches/1997/19970610.htm (2321 words)

	Schumpeter and the Obsolescence of the Entrepreneur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Among the best-known and most-provocative of Schumpeter's ideas is one that has not gone entirely without mention in present-day debate: the eventual obsolescence of the entrepreneur and (withal) the summary mechanization of economic progress.
		Whereas innovation, and hence economic growth and development, was once the province of bold individual entrepreneurs, the modern age will see the passing of this form of economic organization in favor of a regime in which economic change has become a matter of routine and mechanical management.
		The conventional-wisdom analysis of Schumpeter's obsolescence thesis is in part a matter of oral tradition among students of Schumpeter (primarily those whose interest in Schumpeter traces to a concern with innovation and technical change).
	www.ucc.uconn.edu /~LANGLOIS/SCHUMPET.HTML (5985 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
		Continuous dependence on advanced nations for latest technology can never succeed in a technology apartheid regime, which is ruthlessly practiced by the developed nations in their own economic self interest.
		With the rapid rate at which obsolescence sets in the modern technological age, the only way to bridge the digital divide is by forging a strong linkage between industries on the one hand and research institutions and universities on the other.
		If our industries have faulted in not supporting indigenous research, our research institutions and scientific establishments are equally to be blamed in not responding to the needs of the industry.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2004/specials/main3.htm (1058 words)

	Lupton/Miller: Bathroom/Kitchen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The streamlined style of modern design, which served the new ideals of bodily hygiene and the manufacturing policy of planned obsolescence, emanated from the domestic landscape of the bathroom and kitchen.
		The mechanical devices of the industrial age, their elements assembled with visible nuts, bolts, belts, and gears, surrendered to the new ideal of the objects as a continuous, organic body, its moving parts hidden behind a seamless shell, appearing to be molded out of a single piece of material.
		This norm, which we call the continuous kitchen, was established by the end of the 1930s and remains powerful today.
	www.designwritingresearch.org /essays/poe.html (2169 words)

	FRB: Speech, Greenspan -- The Ascendance of Market Capitalism -- April 2, 1998
		But the resulting increased supply of skills has apparently generally not been sufficient to offset the increasing demand, as net returns to education, at least until quite recently, have continued to rise.
		Despite the ebb and flow of governments of differing persuasions, the face of the world economy continues to edge evermore toward free market-oriented societies.
		If we can continue to adapt to our new frenetic high tech economy, that is not a bad prospect for the next century.
	www.federalreserve.gov /boarddocs/speeches/1998/19980402.htm (3298 words)

	ASNE - The ascendance of market capitalism
		When I was covering economics in Washington in those years, which is when I first got to know our speaker, serious people worried that our nationâs economic prowess was in an inexorable decline and that we would soon be paying financial fealty to Japan.
		The really interesting question is the validity of the long-term forecast for earnings, which are being built in and have been rising for quite a substantial period of time.
		What we are involved in is inducing the individual banks in our system to continuously endeavor to build up potential simulations, which enable them to test their systems as to whether they are year 2000-compliant.
	www.asne.org /kiosk/archive/convention/conv98/greenspan.htm (6645 words)

	CALCE Electronic Products and Systems Center - College Park, MD:Electronic Part Obsolescence Forecasting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Part obsolescence occurs when there is a slow demand for the part or a shortage of materials to make the part.
		There are significant cost impacts associated with electronic part obsolescence in a systems life-cycle, including procurement of new parts, storing of parts, upgrading the system, and mitigating risks in the system.
		These models compute risk of obsolescence using methods based on ordinal scales where risk is a probability and the scales are not based on probability data.
	www.bmpcoe.org /bestpractices/internal/calce/calce_14.html (516 words)

	Daily Excelsior... Editorial
		All the three crucial aspects are being taken care of namely quality of men, removal of obsolescence in the weapon system and paying adequate attention to all the three services.
		Plagued by floods, baked by droughts and ravaged by poverty, Central Bihar is India's only patch of land where all castes have formed their senas driven by years of helplessness and revenge.
		Though the ‘zamindari’ or feudalism was abolished 50 years ago, it continues to exist in Bihar where the erstwhile feudal lords still control about 83 per cent of the total irrigated land.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /00june20/edit.htm (4820 words)

	CALL FOR PAPERS
		Forms of work organization, such as lean production, continuous improvement, process reengineering, and downsizing have taken the world by storm, but with little understanding of their impact on worker health and well-being.
		Continuing Education credits may be given for any workshop that meets the standards of the APA Continuing Education Committee.
		Continuing Education Workshops must be designed for applied and practitioner audiences as well as for those in academic and scientific settings.
	www.apa.org /pi/nioshcall.html (1497 words)

	How do I anticipate obsolescence? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The first is the cause of the second; its effect is both to plan for and to anticipate obsolescence.
		There is obsolescence in objects and obsolescence in organisations and human relations.
		Strategic obsolescence: concerns to the total system which is the business and is effectively the combination of a variety of elements.
	www.brad.ac.uk /acad/mancen/micromods/compet/cotext12.htm (371 words)

	5-2000 Rolling Mills: New controls drive rolling-mill upgrades (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Computer obsolescence is driving many of the incremental improvements in drive controls, says Joe Rutkowski, executive vice president for steel mills at Nucor.
		A prime example of the continuous nature of rolling-mill upgrades is the 160-inch plate mill operated by Bethlehem Lukens West at the steelmaker's facility in Burns Harbor, Ind. In the 1990s, Bethlehem spent $80 million rebuilding and modernizing the mill, and more improvements might be in the offing.
		When I/N Tek opened in 1990, it chose to install a continuous line in an effort to decrease off-gage rolling between coils and the damage in handling after recoiling.
	www.newsteel.com /2000/NS0005f3.htm (2055 words)

	THERM-O-TYPE T-O-T Press Conversion
		One of the important objectives, that was established before the T-O-T was developed, was that the feeder and refolder would be adaptable to a wide range of existing offset presses.
		As the majority of short-run continuous stationery, form and label work requires two colors, a second color head is essential for most applications.
		Software upgrades and special application software could be installed by replacing a computer chip and all improvements to the feeder and the refolder are directly retrofittable to the original design.
	www.thermotype.com /tot.html (532 words)

	IS 560: Subject Definition & Justification
		Recall that "continuous revision" requires a list of collection subjects and a schedule for the evaluation of each one.
		There should be an emphasis on more frequent evaluation of those subjects where obsolescence is a problem.
		Create a list of subjects where obsolescence is not likely to be a problem.
	web.utk.edu /~wrobinso/560_lec_subj.html (844 words)

	Bush Says Liberty Creates Innovation Which Creates Wealth, 11/18/03.
		Dickinson (at left) continued that "I know that this is never a guarantee, in any country.
		They were influenced, the argument goes, by the British writer, David Hume, who had recently written that commerce and manufacturing tend to put property and power in the hands of a commercial group, who in turn tend to be supporters of liberty.
		The argument continues that the founding fathers believed that intellectual property would promote innovation which would promote commerce which would build up the commercial crowd, who in turn would support and defend liberty.
	www.techlawjournal.com /series/innovation_03/20031118_bush.asp (2345 words)

	DMEA - Planning
		Whether the problems have to do with obsolescence, reliability and maintainability, or performance, we help develop the right business solution to keep the system up and running.
		In making our assessment, we look at a system’s historic reliability and the existing spare parts, if any, to determine which components or subsystems will be vulnerable to insufficient supportability in the foreseeable life-cycle of the component or system.
		DMEA is an integral part of a complex network of commercial suppliers, the technology aftermarket, and government logistics organizations that ensure continuous support for microelectronics in military systems.
	www.dmea.osd.mil /planning.html (428 words)

	Personal Monorail
		Insecurity, the main reason of the insecurity of the automobile is to have a human conductor, therefore simple patches like bumpers, or complicated like antishocks designs or bags of impact, are mere palliatives.
		It is necessary to change to an electrical system of low consumption, this has been evident during many years, but the ritual answer of the industry has been the electrical automobile, which always is promised for the next 5 years.
		The automobile industry depends on designs with predetermined obsolescence, the continuous and useless change of appearances, the short life, even the antishocks designs in which a small crash causes great damages, all this moves a waste chain, the recycling is only a cosmetic measure.
	homepage.mac.com /javier_diaz_r/eng/MP00.html (2279 words)

	A model for an open and flexible e-training platform to encourage companies’ learning culture and meet employees’ ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		From a company’s standpoint, the challenge is to manage against the fast obsolescence of technical skills and to let workers acquire expertise in new topics “in time”.
		The challenge is to manage against the fast obsolescence of technical skills and to let workers acquire expertise in new topics, just in time to face changes in working practice.
		Companies need to move towards a continuous training system so well integrated into the work reality to be part of the culture of the company.
	ifets.ieee.org /periodical/vol_1_2003/bagnasco.html (4386 words)

	Hybrid Vigor - ACE show 2004
		As the technology of traditional radio hangs on the edge of artistic obsolescence and state-financed broadcasters use the medium to construct and enforce a national voice, newer mobile technologies are springing up and grabbing the public attention for commercial communication and artistic expression.
		The RGD user listens to selected commercial radio station via a portable FM radio and then ‘tags’ the broadcast of that selected station with their opinion, art-noise, words, etc. via the transmitter and subsequently interrupt the broadcast reception of any receivers within a range of a couple hundred meters.
		The user can record and re-record up to 1 minute of whatever they wish and have that sample transmit as a continuous loop, thereby allowing the user to move about and continuously shift the localized disruption and collage their voice amongst the corporate broadcast to create a freestyle radio art space.
	beallcenter.uci.edu /hybridvigor/rschoele2.html (454 words)

	ARDEC QUALITY STORY - SECTION 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We are proud of the fact that our overall management and improvement of process quality has allowed us to be the best or exceed the AMC average for almost all indicators presented (figure 4.9).
		The most prominent challenge facing ARDEC is ensuring that it continues to be the best value supplier of armament research, development and engineering services to its customers.
		Today's uncertainty and rapid pace of change, challenges managers to be the initiators of change and challenges workers to be problem solvers and innovators.
	www.pica.army.mil /tqm/story/sec4.html (2246 words)

	Amazon.com: Software Testing and Continuous Quality Improvement: Books: William E. Lewis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Presents a continuous quality framework based on Deming's rapid application, spiral development model for quality through a continuous improvement process.
		This cycle is the foundation of continuous improvement, which is the theme of the book.
		After reading Software Test and Continual Process Improvement, I am impressed by the breadth and depth of William Lewis' test and quality process coverage.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0849398339?v=glance (2294 words)

	Valentine One Upgrades
		Since then, every part inside the magnesium case has been improved, several times for many of them.
		Continuous improvement keeps Valentine One the top performer; Car and Driver confirms that our margin over the others is wider now than ever.
		Since 1994, whenever we've made a performance breakthrough, we've offered it to our past customers in the form of an upgrade.
	www.valentine1.com /upgrades (140 words)

	Improve: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The very nature of all technical advances includes the onset of obsolescence as soon as any innovative technolgy is put in place.
		As soon as a new plant is placed on stream, obsolescence begins.
		There needs to be continuous improvement along with competitive assessment to trigger new improvements.
	www.mideng.com /services/improve.html (269 words)

	Hunting XML CMS AntiPatterns - Found in the Wild...
		This requires the vendors to continually update their products to comply with the new standards, while also continuing to provide new features and interfaces.
		Continuous Obsolescence occurs when technology updates occur so frequently that it isn't possible to keep up with and integrate all necessary changes.
		Otherwise the number of configuration options will continue growing, exposed in an unorganized fashion, never to be removed, and eventually becoming a feared creature that is avoided at all costs, yet never actually put to rest.
	www.idealliance.org /papers/dx_xmle03/papers/03-01-08/03-01-08.html (9369 words)

	Editorial ::: May 2005
		Although I have not performed an equivalent set of markers for all the equipment that I have used over this past decades’ digital revolution, I have to admit that my studio is littered with all sorts of obsolete tools, that are constantly being superseded with more efficient tools that are always outgrowing everything else.
		Nothing has lasted ten years that is still being used, which can give you some idea of the speed of obsolescence.
		Any equivalent markers on the wall would only show us, that this a relay race, with the new items displacing the old at ever shorter intervals.
	www.zonezero.com /editorial/mayo05/may.html (3665 words)

	Prototype Integration Facility - What We Do/Engineering/Obsolescence Management
		Addressing the increasing complexity of obsolescence management, AMRDEC’s Electronics Analysis and Prototyping (EAP) Lab has an established program utilizing processes and procedures in accordance with DoD policy for identifying and resolving obsolescence issues.
		Proactive obsolescence management, early in the life cycle of a weapon or aviation system, is critical for maintaining operational readiness for the complicated systems of today’s Defense Services.
		We consider exponential advancements in technology and provide early detection of parts obsolescence, thereby increasing response time and giving customers more cost effective and sound alternatives.
	www.redstone.army.mil /amrdec/pif/obsolescence.html (261 words)

	Manufacturing Technology Incorporated - Fort Walton Beach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		MTI also recognizes the importance of continuous education and has set up dedicated training room for our production personnel.
		MTI being a turnkey Engineering and Manufacturing company has long considers proactive Parts Obsolescence Management as part of the overall Lean Enterprise Strategy.
		There were plenty of lessons learned during our continuous Lean Journey and the most notable ones are listed below.
	www.mtifwb.com /static/cs3.shtml (518 words)

	Ruins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He made a game of the process, a game which, like fashion, seeks to guarantee its own existence by consigning itself to continuous obsolescence.
		The resultant collection of avant-gardist confrontations has become a modern charactery, in which the best is by definition the latest element.
		Its doctrine of permissiveness denies the eye's right to distinguish between works which are troublesome because they are good and works which are troublesome because they are inferior.
	johnlink.org /Ruins.html (2774 words)

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