Difference between revisions of "Reparable Tools"
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==Build the reparable tools community== | ==Build the reparable tools community== | ||
− | The next step would be to create a community around this theme - or find and join an existing community. Some activities that could help develop the community | + | The next step would be to create a community around this theme - or find and join an existing community. Some activities that could help develop the community might be: |
*Establish a social website (a forum or a social network) on the theme of reparable tools | *Establish a social website (a forum or a social network) on the theme of reparable tools | ||
*Set up a wiki on the theme of reparable tools | *Set up a wiki on the theme of reparable tools | ||
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*Commission a pilot appliance to be manufactured by a contractor according to reparable specifications | *Commission a pilot appliance to be manufactured by a contractor according to reparable specifications | ||
− | ==Create a | + | ==Create a reparable tools company== |
+ | The most difficult step would be to create a company to design and sell reparable tools. | ||
− | + | With proper specifications, the actual design and manufacture could be sub-contracted. A good place to start might be to develop a [[reparable computer]]. For example, the blogger Michael Arrington almost succeeded in developing a tablet computer, a few months before Apple introduced the iPad, by subcontracting the fabrication to an Asian firm. | |
− | a | + | The key to developing a reparable tools product line would be to develop [[Convivial Systems|convivial customer service]]. This would include the following services: |
+ | *Provide online a set of highly usable maintenance manuals, including full instructions for trouble-shooting and repair | ||
+ | *Provide garanteed online availability of all necessary spare parts over the expected life of the product | ||
+ | *Develop a complete customer-relations service, including help services and collection of customer feedback | ||
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+ | An additional customer-service function could be to provide a service for recycling of broken parts or appliances, whereby the customers could mail critical dissassembled components back to the company to be recycled. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |