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The Cost of Delay (ROI Aligned)
The Cost of Delay As a Product Manager, you make hundreds of decisions a week. But what about the one you keep putting off? The one about the long tail […]
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Dec 14Understanding the True Cost of Tech Obsolescence
Do we, as an industry, truly understand the full impact and cost of tech obsolescence? Over the past years, the team at GDCA has been doing our best to educate […]
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Oct 30Staying Mission Ready: The Importance and Value of Extending Legacy Equipment Lifecycles in Critical Defense Programs
In previous articles, we’ve discussed the massive, costly impact that electronics obsolescence has on Defense programs. Few industries feel the effects of this problem the way that Defense manufacturers, contractors, […]
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Oct 01Managing Electronic Component Obsolescence in Defense Programs
The problem of electronics obsolescence is uniquely potent when it comes to Defense programs. Modern Defense electronic systems tend to be rife with obsolete components or components at risk for […]
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Jun 03Strategies for Effective Part Obsolescence Management in Electronic Infrastructure Systems
As a society, we are incredibly dependent on our smartphones and devices, whether we want to admit it or not, for many crucial aspects of our daily lives. But imagine […]
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Jan 10Understanding and Mitigating Obsolescence Risks in Embedded Systems
Electronics obsolescence is an inevitable and fundamental problem that many manufacturers and end-users face daily with their embedded systems. But it doesn’t have to be a big challenge–proper planning and […]
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Nov 19Maintaining Quality in Obsolete Aerospace Electronics and Embedded Systems – GDCA
Electronics obsolescence is the slow apocalypse that threatens just about every industry that uses embedded circuit boards in their equipment–but when it comes to aerospace and defense-related electronics, the impact […]
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Nov 04The Role of Legacy Equipment in Modern Industrial Applications
Industrial automation has become more and more crucial throughout the manufacturing world. Robotics have expanded from simply material handling and movement to actually performing certain tasks, like assembly and welding, […]
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Oct 01Legacy Engineering: Balancing Innovation with Tradition
Legacy electronic systems result from technology’s swift evolution, a rapid pace of growth and innovation that, while widely celebrated, leaves many embedded systems incompatible and unable to easily and affordably […]
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Feb 20Just because you have the TDP doesn’t mean you can build the board
Recently, one of the ways in which we’ve seen end-use customers try to combat electronics obsolescence is by getting the technical data (TDP) of the required circuit board from the […]
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