What Is End-of-Life Planning?

Planned scrap is an industrial strategy to intentionally design a product with a limited useful life so that the product is scrapped after a certain period of time.

Plan to scrap

Planned scrap can be given in the long run

During the Christmas of 1924, Osram, Philips, General Electric, etc. gathered in Geneva to form a monopoly group called "phoebus". The purpose was to control the life of the light bulbs to about 1000 hours (then the life of the light bulbs could reach 2500 hours) ), And sign a contract that provides for liquidated damages.

In 1942, the US government brought the "phoebus" group to court. Although the agreement was nominally terminated, the companies did not make any compensation.

So far, the life of ordinary light bulbs is only 1,000 hours.

Increase consumer spending.

Overproduction of products and excessive consumption of resources.

Generate unnecessary garbage and pollute the environment.