DocumentCode
2213122
Title
The gray market trojan horse [equipment reconditioning]
Author
Bopp, Dick ; McDaniel, Mike M. ; Hill, James D. ; Peterson, John P.
Author_Institution
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
fYear
1993
fDate
13-15 Sep 1993
Firstpage
17
Lastpage
26
Abstract
Surplus, used, and reconditioned electrical equipment being misrepresented and sold as new has created a gray market within the electrical industry. This misrepresentation raises serious issues for the petrochemical industry. Practical methods for controlling, minimizing and guarding against the gray market are presented
Keywords
maintenance engineering; marketing; petroleum industry; power apparatus; electrical equipment; electrical industry; market; petrochemical industry; reconditioning; surplus equipment; Chemical industry; Counterfeiting; Electrical equipment industry; Electrical products industry; Electrical safety; Fasteners; Invasive software; Manufacturing; NASA; Relays;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 1993, Record of Conference Papers. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Incorporated. Industry Applications Society 40th Annual
Conference_Location
St. Louis, MO
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PCICON.1993.337421
Filename
337421
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