Lifecycle of a Mobile phone A product passes through different stages during its entire lifespan. Each phase has its own characteristics which mainly defines the performance of the product (Stark, 2015). It is these unique characteristics that mark the end of one stage and the onset of another. The present article focused on the lifecycle of a mobile phone. The first phase of the lifecycle of a mobile phone is referred as the introduction stage. During this phase, the mobile phone is just a new product. The phone is in good shape with little or no defects. Its rate of power consumption is splendid and all the safety features are functional. At this stage, the warranty for the new phone is valid, and in case of any defect, the owner can …show more content…
The final stage through which a product passes is referred as the decline stage. At this stage, the product is approaching the end of its lifespan. The product is characterized by major defects that include malfunctioning of batteries, broken screens, and erratic behavior of the controls and displays (Stark, 2015). Such issues significantly impair the functioning of the product and in most cases such functions cannot be retrieved even with the best technical support. At this stage, the efficiency of the phone greatly declines. Moreover, such issues are very expensive to rectify. Due to the inefficiency of the product, it is finally disposed of either by selling it to a dealer or by withdrawing its operations. Disposal of Compact Discs (CDs) In my neighborhood, the most commonly used method of disposal of Compact Discs (CDs) is by shredding the discs using a shredding machine and then disposing the shredded parts into a garbage pit or a landfill. This method is used by most people in the neighborhood as it seems to be less toxic to the environment (Al-Salem, Lettieri & Baeyens, 2009). The community in which I live does not have a mechanism through which such wastes can be recycled. Just like me, most of the people shred their waste Compact Discs (CDs), with the exception of a few who burn while others bury them into pits. The community does not have any facility for recycling
The present market for smart phones is insignificant but continually growing. The market will linger to upsurge as prices and competences continue to modify. Similarly, competition in the market is growing speedily. The target marketplaces that exist entail professionals, educational community, medical community, and technology savvy individuals. The
A lot of the early cell phones that were made were considered to be “car phones,” because they were so big and heavy that you wouldn't be able to have it in your pocket or purse.However a revolutionary phone came out in 1983 by the name of the Motorola DynaTAC 8000x was available to the public. Compared to today’s high standards, it was considered the first real mobile phone because it was small enough to carry and not very heavy. Although The phone was very expensive it became a pop culture symbol. It showed up in the movie Wall Street and in the famous show Saved by the Bell.
The durability of a cell phone is a very important factor for many people when they choose their cell phones. Many people use cases as extra protection to keep the phone safe. This topic is interesting because it will help determine many things such as how important a phone case is and how durable a phone is without the case. This topic can be helpful to society because many people have phones that they want to keep safe. To ensure that they keep the phone safe, they look for durable cases and phones, but many people also do not and risk their phone by not using a case. This project will help people understand
A Life Cycle for an Apple iPhone includes the developers looking at raw materials selection, manufacturing, distribution, use and disposal/ recycling.
Cell phones have for sure become the most vital part of people’s life. It is almost impossible to imagine life without them. Now they are affordable, easy to use, comfortable and equipped with latest feature the user desire. For people of all ages from children to senior citizens, mobile phones are like a craze and the way of being ahead with the technology. So, there has been a rapid growth of the mobile phone industry during the past few years. Ten years ago mobile phones were used only by a handful of people. However, these days, all individuals have their own particular mobile phone and some of them even have two or more. So, as technology has
Throughout the twentieth-century, different inventions and predictions were made to determine what the future would be like. For example, hover cars and advanced spacecraft were some of the most iconic pieces of predicted technology. Although hover cars still have yet to be refined some predictions of the twentieth-century are seen being used today, such as small portable communicators. Small portable communicators have enhanced the way people communicate with one another and are more commonly known as the cell phone. In 1973, a man named Martin Cooper and his team at Motorola built and demonstrated the first cell phone (CBS 1). Little did they realize the huge impact that cell phones would soon make in the near future. Cell phones have evolved drastically and have become an essential and indispensable aspect of contemporary life. Since 1995, mobile phones have transformed into complex cellular devices to suit people’s busy lifestyles, while still staying true to its original aspect, communication.
High-tech communication stuffs are being launched on a very frequent basis with a very rampant pace, which has never been done in the past. Mobile phones are one of the vital and imperative technological innovations of the modern era that enables the people to connect and stay in touch with one another from home, office, roads and so forth. Indeed, it has been observed that nearly every individual carries a mobile phone with them (ATS 2012).
In today’s society the cell phone market is a huge competitive industry for cell phone companies. There have been studies that show that half the world has cell phone accounts. One attribute that defines the cell phone market is the idea of consumers is giving up their land line phones. This has caused a large influx of customers into the market for cell phones. As technology continues to advance, a variety of cell phones are developed and marketed to different areas across the nation. Cell phones are available for business and
Mobile phone use has increased enormously, especially among adolescents, during the last decade (Tosa, Monden, & Kubo 2006). Due to the massive growth and acceptance of mobile phone use in the last 20 years, it seems that the primary motivations for text messaging are found to be mobility and immediate accessibility. One study uses a qualitative survey of 18-24 year olds (n=704) in order to better understand the motivation for their use, as well as examining ways in which cell phones are related to peer socialization. The questionnaire included obtaining such information as “age of acquisition and duration of cell phone ownership,” “perceived dependency on cell phone technology,” “frequency of use,” and “motives for texting.” Results showed that the vast majority owned cell phones (99%) and that females showed a stronger dependency than males did. Of the 18 identified motives of texting, five factors made up the majority. These included items related to appearance, items that reflect intimacy or relationship depth, and relationship breadth. Though females showed more dependence on their mobile phones, it should be noted that both the number of friends young adults talk to or text each day, and the number of voice-to-voice minutes used each month were very similar between males and females (Tosa, Monden, & Kubo 2006).
Cellphones began as simple single purpose devices that had long-term user sustainability due to relatively infrequent large-scale technology changes. There was no incentive to purchase a new unit until the customers current unit had reached a point where it could no longer be repaired.
Human beings have invented a small device called a cell phone, or (mobile), and its benefits are considerably obvious. We need it a lot in our lives. Nowadays , the cell phone has become one of the necessities of life. There is no doubt that cell phone production is a leap of scientific quality. There were cell phones at the beginning of the eighties, but they were large and heavy .Then, those cell phones were to be followed by a series of phones in development with downsizing as a result of the demand in the markets. In 1984, Nokia launched its first cell phone in the car in the world. However, in the nineties, it is different than previously to many uses of cell phones : sound, image,Bluetooth, and Internet . As for now, the new generations have emerged from these phones .Also, the numerous regulations that exceeded the imagination.
If the firm 's accounting department starts charging idle time at the start of business on a daily or monthly basis, then the phone assembly supervisors will wish to request their boards be scheduled in the same criteria. Consequently if the idle time is charged to the upcoming job then the firm managers will request board assembly dates towards the end of month. This will in-turn minimize the unexpected idle time charges. If one asks for time at the beginning of the month, say on the sixth, the other job having been done on the fourth, then he/she will have to pay for the idle time between the two jobs. On the other hand, requesting a time late in the month, say towards end month, your risk of very large idle time charges will be lowered. This will therefore improve time management and enhance the overall performance of the incorporation. Secondly the assembly managers will be forced to schedule their boards in months with the longest working days. This will in-turn reduce the average allocated cost and all the jobs at the board section will be parked on the same day.
The Performance of IPhone is the highlight for a buyer to choose the phone with their lifestyle that important about a decision for overall when customer looking for product and service. According to Chen and Yang (2012, customer can select the performance of the product, including product, price, networks, system, and design, etc. To support consider decision-making when customers purchase a product or service. In our research concern by four sentences:
However, with this emergence of product bundling, the shift for demand in communication has increased drastically. This maybe because it provides customer of terms that they can pay in monthly installment and not need to provide a large sum of cash to purchase the phone. This attracts new, young customers that did not have large sum of savings to purchase the phone in their market price. The question occurs is “How does the company cater to demand? As in, how do they know that this phone will be marketable or saleable?”.
LG has produced an exclusive mobile phone, The LG “K10”. A revolutionary new device incorporating high-end design and features for a relatively low cost to consumers. This assignment will endeavour to establish the firm’s ability to sustain their existing status in producing an affordable alternative to higher priced devices from their competitors’.