chronological description of the situations in which a physical product is expected to be found, from ex-factory to disposal

EXAMPLE: These situations could be: transport, handling, storage, maintenance, preparation to use, operational use, with all environmental conditions, durations and respective occurrences.

Note 1 to entry: The life profile is described for product / customer or product / job couples. For a given product, there may be several life profiles depending on the considered concepts of use or deployments.

Note 2 to entry: Not to be confused with life cycle (which includes life profile).

Note 3 to entry: Disposal phase is part of the life cycle but is not part of the life profile.

Go to the French version: profil de vie

Related definitions: life cycle