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The International Institute of Obsolescence Management (IIOM), from its roots in obsolescence management of electronic and other components, now supports manufacturers, service providers and obsolescence practitioners from across industry, and is holding its 2nd International Conference and Exhibition in Bristol, from 20-22 June 2017.
The relentless pace of innovation and globalisation continues across the supply chain, from electronic components to complete systems, and is increasingly in conflict with the challenge of climate change and the need to reduce consumption of resources. For long lifecycle assets, the discipline of obsolescence management can reduce life cycle cost by better management of obsolescence risk, from conception to final recycling. Owners of high value assets are increasingly looking to transfer some or all the obsolescence risk to manufacturers and service providers, and the winning businesses will be those who successfully adapt their business models.
The conference, exhibition and workshop is being held at the Mercure Grand Hotel in the heart of the city. The Gala Dinner is on the SS Great Britain, providing great networking opportunities in an historic setting.
A one-day workshop on Tuesday 20th June 2017 launches the event. The workshop is entitled ‘Obsolescence Management Challenges within the New Servitisation Landscape’. Research suggests that manufacturing industry is switching focus from products and production to building revenue streams from supplying products as services. This is now evident in such offers as ‘Power by the Hour’, and long term maintenance contracts for planes, jet engines and trains. In future, profitability will no longer depend on the margin on the product sale, but on managing the lifecycle cost of the product, ensuring that the product achieves its planned life expectancy. Under this model, obsolescence risk is transferred to the manufacturer so that correctly managing obsolescence from the beginning of the design phase is essential.
Conference attendees will benefit from presentations from aerospace and defence companies, and new perspectives from the rail, space and oil and gas sectors.
Day one
Day one of the conference starts with a keynote address by Marijan Jozic of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines – ‘Tentacle Number 8 - In the grip of the Octopus’, which explains the requirements for aircraft support and how obsolescence management relates to the other seven factors.
Kicking off Session One – Process Development within Obsolescence Management, Stuart Broadbent from Alstom will present his thoughts on long-term support for products and systems and how the language used to describe the status of equipment, such as ‘obsolete’, is unhelpful in respect of sustainable solutions.
Jo Hursell from BMT Reliability Consultants will describe a journey from reactive to proactive obsolescence management, and the lessons learnt, and Timothy Zitkewitz from Lockheed Martin in the US will discuss the science of proactive management and how it affects software elements.
The final presentation in the session is from Gregory Wood from IHS Markit in the US reporting on new semiconductor technologies that will increase both counterfeiting and hacking risks.
Session Two – New Developments, will include the Chairman of the German Chapter of IIOM, Wolfgang Heinbach, as he explains how a German initiative called SmartPCN is improving the speed and ease of processing product change notices. Oliver Hoffman’s presentation ‘David v Goliath’ will reveal an attempt to challenge some of the myths surrounding obsolescence management. Finally, Willie Brown from BAE Systems in the US will demonstrate a cost analysis tool for use in complex programmes.
Session Three - Environmental Impacts will see Terry Rees-Pedlar and Dave Probert from BAE Systems discussing how environmental legislation is impacting on the lifecycle of munitions production. Dr Thomas Rohr from European Space Tech (ESTEC) in the Netherlands explains the results of a European coordinated effort to manage REACh, whilst Chris Green from CMCA UK will talk about the ticking time bomb that is REACh and how it effects the manager’s workload.
Day two
The keynote address opening day two of the conference is by former Brigadier Martin Boswell, who recently left the military and joined Jacobs Engineering Consultancy business. His presentation will cover his transition and early lessons learnt.
Day two begins with Session Four – Project Case Studies. The first case study is delivered by David Willliams of Through Life Support, covering a 10-year obsolescence cost prediction programme developed for the UK Type 45 Destroyer.
Siby Vasidevan from Moog India Technology Centre (MITC) will explain how establishing an obsolescence management system is benefitting the business. Oliver Vivancos from Alstom will present Railway Obsolescence Management Contract – a practical example of meeting a customer request. Peter Marston from Rochester Electronics will cover the increased risk of obsolescence arising from the recent swathe of acquisitions in the semiconductor industry and the likely impact on technology.
Moving on, Raul Gonzalez from Spain representing Airbus Industries describes his research at Cranfield University on developing a strategy for managing industrial software obsolescence. Ian Rennie from Asset Guardian Solutions offers a management tool for software components. Finally, David Saul representing the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology poses the question ‘Is the Maritime Industry facing a New Obsolescence risk?’
Session Five - Future Opportunities sees Alan Baker from Winslow Adaptics opening this session by asking the question: “Is it really obsolete or just hiding?” Baker explores the need for functional compatible, not identical, replacement parts.
A presentation on obsolescence management for industrial IoT and Industry 4.0. is included to clarify the obsolescence management aspects in this new shift in thinking. Jonathan Wilkins from EU Automation will discuss obsolescence management – a key to the circular economy. A phrase often said, but not well understood, whilst Rob Picken of Converge Inc. will tackle personnel and knowledge obsolescence.
The final presentation of the conference reflects on the challenges of connected and autonomous cars and possible spin off benefits. The IIOM leadership is excited to present the most internationally diverse programme for any obsolescence event in the world this year.
