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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/PCICON.1993.337421
