SXRD (Silicon X-tal Reflective Display) is Sony 's proprietary variant of liquid crystal on silicon , a technology used mainly in projection televisions and video projectors . In the front and rear-projection television market, it competes directly with JVC 's D-ILA and Texas Instruments ' DLP . Sony has discontinued the production of all of its rear-projection televisions, including those that used SXRD display chips, in favor of flat-panel sets utilizing LCD and OLED displays. Sony has now concentrated SXRD on HD home front-projectors and next generation 4K digital theater projection.
31-433: The following SXRD-branded products have been released or announced: KDS-60A2010 VPL-VW695ES VPL-VW995ES While capable of producing good high definition picture quality, Sony have had problems mastering the technology of mass-producing the rear projector version of these displays. A high failure rate of the optical block has required repeated replacements of the optical blocks on some televisions. Sony previously settled
62-400: A model , model variant , or model number (often abbreviated as MN , M/N or model no. , and sometimes as M- or Mk ). For example, Dyson Ltd , a manufacturer of appliances (mainly vacuum cleaners), requires customers to identify their model in the support section of the website. Brand and model can be used together to identify products in the market. The model number is not necessarily
93-406: A product is an object, or system, or service made available for consumer use as of the consumer demand; it is anything that can be offered to a domestic or an international market to satisfy the desire or need of a customer . In retailing , products are often referred to as merchandise , and in manufacturing , products are bought as raw materials and then sold as finished goods . A service
124-427: A "Classification of Products by Activity" among other product classifications. The United Nations also classifies products for international economic activity reporting. The Aspinwall Classification System classifies and rates products based on five variables: The National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) developed a commodity and services classification system for use by state and local governments,
155-408: A Sears item number and a manufacturer's model number. Sears uses the departments and product groupings with the intention of helping customers browse products by function or brand within a traditional department-store structure. A product line is "a group of products that are closely related, either because they function in a similar manner, are sold to the same customer groups, are marketed through
186-586: A class-action lawsuit filed by owners of the first generation of the SXRDs, and apparently failed to fix this defect. Sony ceased production of all SXRD rear projector sets, as owners of most second-generation sets filed new class-action lawsuits. The second generation class-action suits were recently filed and are pending in Federal Court. This product article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Product (business) In marketing ,
217-578: A more circular economy . Product information management (PIM) is the process of managing all the information required to market and sell products through distribution channels . This product data is created by an internal organization to support a multichannel marketing strategy. A central hub of product data can be used to distribute information to sales channels such as e-commerce websites, print catalogues, marketplaces such as Amazon and Google Shopping , social media platforms like Instagram and electronic data feeds to trading partners. Moreover,
248-535: A retail location where it is purchased by consumers. In the EU, under the renewed Sustainable Product Policy Initiative , the inclusion of a Digital Product Passport has been proposed. A material passport is a document consisting of all the materials that are included in a product or construction. It consists of a set of data describing defined characteristics of materials in products, useful for recovery, recycling , re-use and various evaluations. They may contribute to
279-683: A specific unit of a product is often (and in some contexts must be) identified by a serial number , which is necessary to distinguish products with the same product definition. In the case of automotive products, it is called the vehicle identification number (VIN), an internationally standardised format. Product information, beyond currency price information, can include: Many of these types of product information are regulated to some degree, such as to some degree prohibiting false or misleading product information or requiring sellers or manufacturers to specify various information such as ingredients of food-, pharmaceutical- and hygiene-products. There also
310-571: A specification file and is used with the 11-Digit Code to create a comprehensive purchase description. 11-Digit Class-Item-Group-Detail Code The 11-Digit Code is generally used to create, manage, and maintain line-item term contracts. It is also used to identify stock items in inventory. This level of the Code currently contains over 250,000 descriptions which provides a great amount of flexibility when creating contracts and tracking inventory. The NIGP Code can be accessed in several ways. The most common
341-400: Is standardization . Marketing to entice the shopper is often prioritized over accurate, high-quality or extensive and relevant information. Product information is often a key element in the buyer decision process . Relevant factors include trust in the accuracy of the information and social normative pressure. Easily accessible and up-to-date medicinal product information can contribute to
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#1732772469728372-521: Is also regarded as a type of product. In project management , products are the formal definition of the project deliverables that make up or contribute to delivering the objectives of the project. A related concept is that of a sub-product, a secondary but useful result of a production process. Dangerous products, particularly physical ones, that cause injuries to consumers or bystanders may be subject to product liability . A product can be classified as tangible or intangible . A tangible product
403-534: Is an actual physical object that can be perceived by touch such as a building, vehicle, gadget, or clothing. An intangible product is a product that can only be perceived indirectly such as an insurance policy. These services can be broadly classified under intangible products, which can be durable or nondurable . In its online product catalog, retailer Sears, Roebuck and Company divides its products into "departments", then presents products to potential shoppers according to (1) function or (2) brand. Each product has
434-541: Is an expanded version of the 3-Digit class Code. Currently, it contains over 8,700 descriptions. This level categorizes vendors by class-item to allow your procurement software to automate bidder selection, produce no-bid response reports, vendor performance reports, and minority business and HUB reports by Code. Purchase history can be captured at this level as well. 7-Digit Class-Item-Group Code The 7-Digit Code provides an additional level of purchase description. It contains over 29,000 descriptions. It can be used to develop
465-531: Is often incorporated into the procurement software utilized by the entity for use in e-procurement . Categorization, reporting, and transparency are all key goals and benefits of this coding structure. The NIGP Code currently exists in English and Spanish versions. Cross references have been created for the NAICS , UNSPSC and MCC codesets. Version 24 is the current release for printed materials. The NIGP Code
496-403: Is structured as follows: 3-Digit Class Code The 3-Digit class Code has a brief general description. This level contains 219 Commodity (Product) Classes and 55 Service Classes totaling 274 Classes. The 3-Digit Code is primarily used to generate periodic expenditure history by department for fiscal planning, budget execution, and accounting. 5-Digit Class-Item Code The 5-Digit class-item Code
527-541: Is via the NIGP Code web search tool, the NIGP Living Code , which hosts a search engine for the Code for end users. The site also has a download section, which provides for end user download of the entire codeset or modifications to the codeset since the last download by the user. The download file can be formatted as an Excel, tab-delimited or CSV file. In addition, the Code is available via printed format in
558-689: The NIGP Code . The NIGP Code is used by 33 states within the United States as well as thousands of cities, counties and political subdivisions. The NIGP Code is a hierarchical schema consisting of a 3 digit class, 5 digit class-item, 7 digit class-item-group, and an 11 digit class-item-group-detail. Applications of the NIGP Code include vendor registration, inventory item identification, contract item management, spend analysis, and strategic sourcing. A manufacturer usually provides an identifier for each particular design of product they make, known as
589-463: The health literacy . Online shopping is usually more informationally rich than shopping at physical stores traveled to and usually has higher comparability and customizability. Production information-related developments can be useful for enabling, facilitating, or shifting towards sustainable consumption and support more sustainable products . Environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA) has been widely used for to assess environmental impacts across
620-548: The insurance industry, product lines are indicated by the type of risk coverage, such as auto insurance , commercial insurance and life insurance . Various classification systems for products have been developed for economic statistical purposes. The NAFTA signatories are working on a system that classifies products called NAPCS as a companion to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The European Union uses
651-401: The 7 and 11 digit levels typically are processed within 2–3 days, although codes can be generated within 24 hours under certain circumstances. Updates to the Code are published weekly to the nigp.com site for download by users. Codes requested directly from users are typically delivered via extract files to the user, with general release of the new codes in the weekly website update. In 2009,
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#1732772469728682-541: The Alphabetical Index Book and the Class Item Book. Maintenance and additions/clarifications to the Code come from three primary sources: codes generated by direct customer requests, codes identified as part of coding services, and codes identified from seated working groups. Additions/clarifications at the 3 and 5 digit level are typically processed within 24 hours. Code requests targeted at
713-437: The NIGP Code went green by classifying items that fit sustainable procurement and providing a tool for reporting on green spend. The Code was updated to identify “environmentally certified” products, which have been set up as a green counterpart of standard classes. There is a set of 10 initial Class Code selections that cover everything from computer accessories to janitorial supplies to paper products. This initial set of codes
744-465: The custodian of the NIGP Code in 2001. The firm is responsible for licensing, overseeing code change requests, publication of version releases, communication with end users, phone support, training, integrity of the codeset, and commodity coding services for the conversion of contract and inventory files. The NIGP Code is most commonly used to classify vendors and to track spending data for use in strategic sourcing and spending analysis . The database
775-607: The life cycle of products. There are LCA datasets that assess all products in some supermarkets in a standardized way. Consumers may seek reliable information to evaluate relevant characteristics of products such as durability and reliability. Development of 'transparency by design' scenarios have been suggested to "complement the physical product with layers of digital information", improving transparency and traceability (T&T). The app CodeCheck gives some smartphone users some capability to scan products for assessed ingredients. Many labels are considered to be flawed and few have
806-727: The same as the manufacturer part number (MPN). Because of the huge amount of similar products in the automotive industry , there is a special kind of defining a car with options (marks, attributes) that represent the characteristics features of the vehicle. A model of a car is defined by some basic options like body, engine, gearbox, and axles. The variants of a model (often called the trim levels ) are built by some additional options like color, seats, wheels, mirrors, other trims, entertainment and assistant systems, etc. Options, that exclude each other (pairwise) build an option family. That means that you can choose only one option for each family and you have to choose exactly one option. In addition,
837-480: The same types of outlets, or fall within given price ranges." Many businesses offer a range of product lines which may be unique to a single organisation or may be common across the business's industry. In 2002 the US Census compiled revenue figures for the finance and insurance industry by various product lines such as "accident, health and medical insurance premiums" and "income from secured consumer loans". Within
868-566: The significant role that PIM plays is reducing the abandonment rate by giving better product information. NIGP Code The NIGP Commodity/Services Code is an acronym for the National Institute of Governmental Purchasings' Commodity/Services Code. The NIGP Code is a coding taxonomy used primarily to classify products and services procured by state and local governments in North America . The classification system
899-411: The time to "study the true environmental impact of every purchase". Full product transparency is a concept of making the full life-cycle impacts public. An important element that is required for various product information is supply chain transparency, which relates to human rights and supply chain sustainability . Produce traceability makes it possible to track produce from its point of origin to
930-515: Was developed in the mid-1980s as a result of efforts by public procurement officials in Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, Illinois and other states, cities and counties to provide a mechanism to classify the products and services that used in public procurement . Led by Homer Forrestor, the Director of General Services in Texas, the group produced the initial codeset in 1983. The copyright for the data file
961-621: Was transferred to the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), an organization founded in 1944, and the NIGP Code was born. The NIGP Code is now the standard taxonomy for classifying commodities and services for 33 states and thousands of local entities within North America (utilized by entities in 47 states, plus the District of Columbia, Canada, and Puerto Rico). NIGP appointed Periscope Holdings, Inc. , as