1. HPA Obsolescence Policy
From: Lowe, Gregg
Sent: Thursday, May 29, :45 PM
To: Wiener, Dave; Kalthoff, Tim; Valley, Rich; Anderson, Stephen -HPA; Heacock, Dave; Goldner, Dan; George, Arthur; Bartlett, Mike; Anderskouv, Niels; Patterson, Liz
Subject: Obsolescence
Please make sure everyone in your organizations understands our policy on obsolescence:
HPA will not obsolete any product ‘for convenience’ reasons
Convenience means
Low running device
Poor yields
Not many customers
Other similar items
We will allow products that fit the above description to be put in a separate product category
Note added to web: “not recommened for new designs”
Pricing can be adjusted up
Leadtimes might be generally long for these products
We will allow obsolescence for some products
Obsolescence will be a last resort
Only obsolete products which ‘cannot be built’
You will need to come up with a plan for the customer (ie: drop in replacement part/re-design/etc)
I need to personally review any product you intend to obsolete; I want to know about your plans at least 6 months in advance
The BU manager will need to personally visit every customer affected
In discussions with the field and with customers, this policy is going to be both a big hit and a boost to our ability to win more business.
Thanks
Gregg

2. HPA Obsolescence Checklist
Below are the actions required after the approval has been given to move forward with the obsolescence. A PCN will be generated by the owner. The PCN ( generation also determines who has bought in the last 24 months. If a distributor is listed, POS (point of sale) information needs to be requested from the ADG (America’s Distribution Group) so the disty end customer can be identified. This also assumes the owner or requester of the obsolescence has notified all regions and performed the actions set forth by Gregg Lowe.
The following actions need to be completed in order to finalize the obsolescence of the material in question:
1)       Move orderable/packages to LTB, add replacement information to EMSG – EMSG coordinator
2)       Update MG codes in SAP  – Pricing coordinator
3)       Notify business marketing – Business marketing coordinator
4)       Update pricing model – Pricing specialist
5)       Update SAP description field to “Obsolete, LTB expires xx-xx-xx – Obsolescence coordinator
6)       Update SAP X-Chain to “9” (OKO, obsolete) and add validity date – Obsolescence coordinator
7)       Update obsolescence WEB page – Obsolescence Coordinator
8)       Remove samples from sample program/return inventory or send to Rochester – Sample coordinator
9)       Remove from system block diagram program – SBD coordinator
10)   Remove from data book – Product Specialist
11)   Notify Military of obsolescence – Obsolescence Coordinator
12)   After LTB is over, change x-chain to 19 – Obsolescence Coordinator
13)   Move existing PDC inventory/WIP to Rochester – Planning
14)   Flag device for deletion from SAP - Planning
TI will now provide one year notice on discontinued products followed by a six month period of fulfillment.  Previously, TI provided only six months notice on discontinued products and a six month period of fulfillment.