Answer : Planned obsolescence means that company strategy of
producing goods that are outdated early time.
Pros of planned obsolescence are :
- Increased job opportunity to an employees as new product has
been launched after sometime.
- Consumer has been influence to buy the new product from the
market.
- Parts of old Product is not available so consumer has been
purchased the new technology product.
- People which are fashionable have to spend money .
- Companies get richer .
- Change in technology resulted in wider range of products
available in the market.
Cons of planned technology are :
- Products have break easily so it has been thrown away from the
market.
- More wastage of resources.
- Disposal causes pollution.
- More material used on new products.
- More transportation and usage pollution created by this
method.
- Wastage of money and time.
- Resources are scare but not properly utilised.