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This article presents the different types of obsolescence and how they influence the decisions of companies in an economical way. It will be explained that obsolescence can be an innovation boost; however, only massive companies will benefit from it. Also, the article will explain the social consequences of obsolescence, showing that the impacts are different depending on the person. Finally, in this article, we will see the influence of obsolescence on the decisions of different countries, which are voting laws to reduce their consequences.
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Valentin DELORT: Student engineer - Institut national des sciences appliquées de Toulouse, France
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Arthur DEVAIVRE: Student engineer - Institut national des sciences appliquées de Toulouse, France
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Clément ESSNER: Student engineer - Institut national des sciences appliquées de Toulouse, France
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Thibault POUYANNE: Student engineer - Institut national des sciences appliquées de Toulouse, France
INTRODUCTION
Obsolescence is a phenomenon that occurs when an object, idea or knowledge - let's say an entity - becomes obsolete, loses its use value or interest. This entity is then replaced by a new one
Obsolescence affects many fields, from science to economics. It pervades our daily lives without us even being aware of it. In this article, we're going to focus on a few points relating to obsolescence, and in particular its impact on organizations, states and companies. We'll also look at its various effects on consumers and on political and economic decisions around the world.
Section 1 describes the different types of obsolescence that can be distinguished. Section 2 examines the effects of obsolescence on companies' economic decisions. Section 3 ...
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compagnies | obsolescence | countries
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Law no. 2015-992 of August 17, 2015 on energy transition for green growth (JORF no. 189 of August 18, 2015).
Law no. 2021-1104 of August 22, 2021 to combat climate change and strengthen resilience to its effects (JORF no. 0196 of August 24, 2021).
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