What Is Planned Obsolescence? Give at Least Two Examples

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Essay

What is planned obsolescence? Give at least two examples.Is planned obsolescence ethical,or does it serve a function? Explain your answer.

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Definitions:

Strategic Marketing

A method of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services to create exchanges that satisfy both individual and organizational objectives.

Intermodal Transportation

The use of multiple modes of transportation, such as trucks, ships, and trains, for moving goods from origin to destination efficiently.

Common Carrier Transportation

The provision of transportation services by a carrier offering its services to the general public under license or authority provided by a regulatory body.

Contract Carrier Transportation

Transportation services provided by a carrier under specific contracts with individual customers, rather than serving the general public.