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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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Aug 18The Inchworm Dilemma: Why Your Strategy Isn’t Moving Forward
Tania Scroggie is back with another episode of ‘Tania’s Teachables’ over on YouTube, this time exploring the hard truth of dealing with legacy electronics in today’s modern world of fast-paced […]
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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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Apr 11Tania’s Teachables: OEMs, Long-Term Support & GDCA FAQs
Tania Scroggie is back with another episode of “Tania’s Teachables” over on the GDCA YouTube channel, this week tackling the frequently asked questions that we get here at GDCA about […]
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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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Jan 12The New Kids on the Supply Chain Block
Electronics obsolescence causes far bigger shockwaves across supply chains than most people realize. The domino effect typically starts with the discontinuation of a component on the circuit board, and then […]
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May 08Ask an Expert
GDCA presents a brand new YouTube series Recently, members of the GDCA team sat down to answer many common questions that they’ve been asked during their years working in GDCA […]
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Apr 27What is Long-Term Availability for Embedded Boards?
If you’ve been around obsolescence management before, then you most likely understand what this phrase means and its importance in legacy equipment manufacturing. However, if you’re new to the scene […]
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Apr 10The Human Factor: When losing older workers leads to obsolescence
Ask anyone who drives an older car.
As the system ages, it develops its own quirks. You have to jiggle the shifter in park to get the keys out of the ignition. You have to pump the gas twice before it starts up on a cold day. The AC has to be turned off when going up a steep hill on days over 96 degrees. You know that you can get away with just 2/3rds of the thread on the bolts, but only for 6 weeks.
In short, you know that system inside and out: all the bugs, the features, and quirks that impact operation and repair. Unless your mechanic is into vintage cars, though, he’s not going to relish working on an older vehicle. A younger mechanic may tell you the car is “old” and you’re better off just getting a new one, just when the old one was about to become a “classic.”
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