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COMPONENT OBSOLESCENCE COMES UNDER SCRUTINY
15 July 2005 - Component Obsolescence Group (COG)
| Speakers from the US Department of Defence, the UK Ministry of Defence, Westinghouse Rail, Rochester Electronics and BAE Systems have all been lined up to address a major conference on how organisations which need to maintain expensive, long lifespan equipment can deal with the growing problem of component obsolescence. 'Obsolescence: Risks, Strategies and Effective Management Processes' is being hosted by the Component Obsolescence Group and is due to take place from June 28-30 at St David s Hotel in Cardiff, Wales. There will also be an associated trade exhibition. Ted Glum, Director of Defence Microelectronics Activity (part of the US Department of Defence) and Howard Perkins, Director of Enabling Services, UK Ministry of Defence will give keynote speeches with further contributions from Logistical & Mechanical Services of South Africa, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute in the US. The conference will cover obsolescence management strategies and potential future problems and ways of dealing with them, the effectiveness of using off-the-shelf commercial components to replace parts designed for the industrial market and the impact of the new RoHs and WEEE directives. System and component obsolescence case studies will also be presented. |
Speakers from the US Department of Defence, the UK Ministry of Defence, Westinghouse Rail, Rochester Electronics and BAE Systems have all been lined up to address a major conference on how organisations which need to maintain expensive, long lifespan equipment can deal with the growing problem of component obsolescence. 'Obsolescence: Risks, Strategies and Effective Management Processes' is being hosted by the Component Obsolescence Group and is due to take place from June 28-30 at St David s Hotel in Cardiff, Wales. There will also be an associated trade exhibition. Ted Glum, Director of Defence Microelectronics Activity (part of the US Department of Defence) and Howard Perkins, Director of Enabling Services, UK Ministry of Defence will give keynote speeches with further contributions from Logistical & Mechanical Services of South Africa, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute in the US. The conference will cover obsolescence management strategies and potential future problems and ways of dealing with them, the effectiveness of using off-the-shelf commercial components to replace parts designed for the industrial market and the impact of the new RoHs and WEEE directives. System and component obsolescence case studies will also be presented.
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About: Component Obsolescence Group (COG)
Component Obsolescence Group (COG) is a special interest group of like-minded professionals, from all levels of the supply chain and across all industries and relevant Government agencies, concerned with addressing and mitigating the effects of obsolescence. COG promotes a pro-active approach to the management of obsolescence and the development of processes for dealing with it, through the mutual, voluntary sharing of obsolescence issues, strategies and solutions.The benefits of participating in COG include: Quarterly meetings hosted by member companies with presentations, discussion groups and networking opportunities COG Web Site www.cog.org.uk with extensive information and links worldwide E-mail listserver which assists members to find components Training sessions COG Conference and Exhibition Trade Exhibitions Working groups developing new initiatives between quarterly meetings. |
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