Fecha de publicación: 18/07/2018 Fuente: WIPO "sustainability" A lifecycle obsolescence forecasting system. The system may include a data integrator (102) configured to receive part information (106) for a plurality of parts (104). The system may include a sustainability optimizer (108) configured to receive one or more sustainability requirements (110) for a part in the plurality of parts (104). The system may include a forecaster (112) coupled to the data integrator (102) and the sustainability optimizer (108), wherein the forecaster (112) may be configured to analyze the part information and the one or more sustainability requirements (110) to establish a component stock-out date (114) for the part, wherein the component stock-out date (114) may comprise a date when a last spare of the part is forecast to be removed from stock, and wherein the component stock-out date (114) may be established as a function of at least the part usage rate and a corresponding failure rate of the part (118).