scholarly journals Product life-cycle – problems of product planned obsolescence and fast fashion

2021 ◽  
pp. 199-208
Author(s):  
Magdalena Stefańska
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Planned Obsolescence ◽  
Fast Fashion ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an idea according to which enterprises take responsibility for the effects of their activities and undertake actions aimed at reducing negative effects and improving quality of life of a broadly understood group of stakeholders. In turn, marketing is a concept according to which all activities of enterprises are undertaken with the intention of satisfying consumer needs in the best possible way—by creating and modifying products and services. It would seem that they both—CSR and marketing, share the same goal—providing value to consumers in order to improve their quality of life. However, it can be seen that there is a whole scope of activities under the marketing instruments that primarily serve only to intensify sales. This would not raise any major objections if not for the fact that the occurrence of the demand for restitution is accelerated due to the planned shortening of the product life-cycle. This is in contradiction with the idea of CSR and sustainable development as well as sustainable consumption. So why is it a practice that does not cause widespread outrage and resistance from buyers? And how should it be dealt with? Two widely implemented strategies of manufacturers and retailers are described in that chapter: the 1st one is planned product obsolescence, the second—fast fashion. Retail chains follow the fast fashion trend—offering customers short, frequently changing product lines. However, seeing the effects of this type of strategies, it is possible to undertake a number of activities aimed at reducing the negative effects of these actions.

scholarly journals Technological support of accuracy and quality of machinery surfaces at designing of route-operation engineering process by synthesis method based on dimensions ties analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 39-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Евгений Польский ◽  
Evgeniy Polskiy
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Synthesis Method ◽  
Engineering Process ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Technological Support

Basic regulations for technological support of accuracy and quality of machinery surfaces at the basic stages of a product life cycle at the development of machining techniques by a method of automated generative synthesis of single route processes of manufacturing are presented.

scholarly journals Technologie, matières premières et pétrole : vers un monopole bilatéral?

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 666-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Ayoub
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Necessary Conditions ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Product Life ◽  
International Specialization

Abstract What is the appropriate economic policy for primary commodity producing developing countries given that industrialized countries are specialized in the production of technological progress? Integrating the concept of product life cycle to the static theory of comparative advantage, Harry Johnson has argued that free trade will, by spreading the technology, dissolve the monopoly in technology, and thus constitutes the only policy capable of transmitting growth from one country to another. This article criticizes this thesis on the following points: 1) A rigorous interpretation of the concept of product life cycle and of the underlying assumptions suggests that only industrialized countries present the necessary conditions for the location of the production of exportable technological progress. 2) It follows that the monopoly of the industrialized countries is not temporary but dynamic and self renewing. 3) Free trade, in this case, will only reinforce the negative effects of this monopoly on international specialization and, therefore, reinforce the disparities between industrialized and developing countries. Given the absence of a supranational authority which could intervene against this monopoly, it is appropriate to consider the limits of the bilateral monopoly policy which the developing countries will apply, based on their primary commodities, and the role that OPEC can play in this context.

scholarly journals From Product to Dust: Looking at the Ways to Regenerate Value in Product Life Cycle

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3321-3330
Author(s):  
Baptiste Menu ◽  
Faucheu Jenny ◽  
Laforest Valérie ◽  
Bassereau Jean-François
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Do It Yourself

AbstractThe shift from linear to circular patterns is on the way and rise many questions. In the last ten years, reuse and upcycling are gaining more attention. Since reduce and reuse were describe as a priority by the European Union, some leading projects are unveiled in different countries. Scale and quality of those projects push the reuse issue out of the shadow, far from original prejudices who associate waste and reuse to « poverty » and « Do It Yourself ». Although Reuse emerge as a prominent question, the idea and boundaries of « what is reuse » appears to be blur and not clearly understood. This situation lead to general incomprehension, even for professionals. Reuse, repurpose, upcycling and recycling are usually considered to wear the same meaning despite a huge difference on what it implies.In this paper we will examine these different notions through a pedagogical case study. We will draw the different ways to regenerate value at all steps of product life cycle in a precise manner. This allows to better insight the meaning of those issues in the case of student design education. In the same time, it aims to be a tool for teaching sustainable design and waste management.

scholarly journals Stakeholder Expectation of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices: A Case Study of PWiK Rybnik, Poland

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3337
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Kuzior ◽  
Józef Ober ◽  
Janusz Karwot
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
Corporate Social

Practices of corporate social responsibility (CSR), especially in organizations providing key services, related to the supply of fuel, water and energy, are extremely important from the point of view of identifying stakeholders with the functioning of enterprises in line with the principles of a closed loop economy. The article discusses the origins and evolution of the concept of corporate social responsibility, with particular emphasis on the water supply and sewage industry. The research problem was the perception and expectations of stakeholders toward prosocial activities of PWiK Rybnik (Sewage and Water Supply Ltd. Rybnik). The hypothesis assumed in the study was that the external stakeholders of PWIK Rybnik positively assess the company’s involvement in the tasks carried out as part of corporate social responsibility, they notice the involvement in educational activities and additional initiatives of PWIK that improve the quality of life of its inhabitants. For the purpose of this study, a quantitative method was used. For the purpose of the survey, the authors’ questionnaire “Survey of customers’ opinions on the activities undertaken by PWiK Rybnik” was created. The surveys conducted confirmed the hypothesis that the external stakeholders of PWIK Rybnik positively assess the company’s involvement in the tasks performed as part of corporate social responsibility; they notice the involvement in educational activities and additional initiatives of PWIK that improve the quality of life of its inhabitants. The results of the research made it possible to formulate guidelines for the operation of water supply and sewage companies in accordance with corporate social responsibility in the light of the opinions of their stakeholders.

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