Description
| Product ID: | 9780749478056 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Understanding Planned Obsolescence |
| Subtitle: | Unsustainability Through Production, Consumption and Waste Generation |
| Authors: | Author: Kamila Pope |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Production and quality control management, Production & quality control management, Purchasing and supply management, Distribution and logistics management, Purchasing & supply management, Distribution & warehousing management |
| Description: | Planned obsolescence is a strategy used to make products obsolete, leading to their premature replacement. The result is the over-exploitation of natural resources, increased waste and detrimental social impacts. This book looks at the causes, cost and impact of planned obsolescence. Planned obsolescence is a strategy used to make products obsolete, leading to their premature replacement. The result is the over-exploitation of natural resources, increased waste and detrimental social impacts. It is a known practice in consumer electronics and affects other industries as they put profit before consequence. |
| Imprint Name: | Kogan Page Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Kogan Page Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-01-03 |
