IEC 62402:2019

Obsolescence management

IEC 62402:2019

Name:IEC 62402:2019   Standard name:Obsolescence management
Standard number:IEC 62402:2019   language:English and French language
Release Date:28-May-2019   technical committee:TC 56 - Dependability
Drafting committee:MT 20 - TC 56/MT 20   ICS number:01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION

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Obsolescence management
Gestion de l'obsolescence




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IEC 62402
Edition 2.0 2019-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
colour
inside
Obsolescence management
Gestion de l'obsolescence
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
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ICS 21.020 ISBN 978-2-8322-6960-2

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 8
3.1 Terms and definitions . 8
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 11
4 Obsolescence management . 12
4.1 What is obsolescence . 12
4.2 What is obsolescence management . 13
4.3 Benefits of obsolescence management . 13
4.4 Obsolescence management process . 14
5 Obsolescence management policy . 17
6 Infrastructure and organization . 18
6.1 General . 18
6.2 Management responsibilities . 18
6.3 Obsolescence management organization . 18
6.4 Customer/manufacturer management. 18
6.5 Partnering agreements between organizations . 19
7 Development of an OMP . 19
7.1 OMP . 19
7.2 OMP contents . 19
8 Strategies to minimize obsolescence during design . 21
8.1 Obsolescence as a consideration in design . 21
8.2 Source code . 21
8.3 Material characterization . 21
8.4 Modularity . 21
8.5 Transparency . 21
8.6 Sustainable technologies including materials . 22
8.7 Open standards . 22
8.8 Obtaining IPR . 22
8.9 Software licensing . 22
8.10 Data acquisition . 22
9 Obsolescence management approach . 23
9.1 Introduction to risk assessment . 23
9.2 Obsolescence monitoring . 24
9.2.1 Monitoring background . 24
9.2.2 Obsolescence notice monitoring . 25
9.2.3 Direct contact monitoring . 25
9.3 Risk assessment to select approach . 25
9.4 Proactive approach . 27
9.5 Reactive approach . 27
10 Obsolescence resolutions . 27
10.1 Resolution selection and implementation . 27

10.2 Same item . 28
10.3 Life of need buy . 29
10.4 Substitutes . 30
10.5 Emulation and reverse engineering . 30
10.6 Design change . 31
11 Measurement and improvement of obsolescence management activities . 31
11.1 General . 31
11.2 Metrics . 31
Annex A (informative)  Vocabulary relating to obsolescence . 33
Annex B (informative)  Obsolescence resolutions . 36
B.1 Obsolescence management resolutions with EOP forecast . 36
B.2 Obsolescence management resolutions with EOP announcement . 37
B.3 Alternate manufacturers: example of a reactive approach in electronics . 38
Annex C (informative)  Guidance on the effects of obsolescence . 39
Annex D (informative)  Guidance on the OMP . 40
Annex E (informative)  Examples of an obsolescence risk assessment . 41
E.1 General . 41
E.2 Example 1 . 41
E.3 Example 2 . 42
E.3.1 Risk assessment process . 42
E.3.2 Likelihood assessment. 43
E.3.3 Impact date assessment . 43
E.3.4 Obsolescence risk . 44
E.3.5 Review . 44
Annex F (informative)  Example of an obsolescence management decision process . 45
Bibliography . 47

Figure 1 – Obsolescence management activities . 14
Figure 2 – Assessments identifying obsolescence risks and issues . 15
Figure 3 – Item's life cycle versus obsolescence management activities . 17
Figure 4 – Proactive versus reactive approaches with resolutions . 24
Figure B.1 – Item production output with EOP forecast and obsolescence scenarios . 36
Figure B.2 – Item production output at EOP announcement and obsolescence
scenario
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