Software obsolescence - Complicating the part and technology obsolescence management problem

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 886-888

  Sandborn, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer software; Obsolescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849088052     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAPT.2007.910918     Document Type: Editorial

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