Taylor English
Indian River State College
IRSC BAS, Inc. Product Portfolio
The table below will show an updated product portfolio for IRSC BAS, Inc. This table will give an overviewed look at what the company should retain, discontinue and innovate. The new policies of the company along with the renewed product portfolio will help this company become a forceful competitor in this industry. The innovations will ensure the ability for this company to broaden the market outside of Florida.
Product
Life Cycle
Servers
Maturity/Growth
Networks
Maturity/Growth
Desktops
Maturity/Decline
Printers
Maturity/Decline
Mobile Devices
Maturity
3rd Party Services
Maturity
Cloud/Drive
Growth
Servers and Networks
IRSC BAS, Inc. will continue to create top of the line servers and networks for our clients. The servers and networks are built to withstand long periods of usage, however they do still have downfalls that will be enhanced in the coming fiscal year. We will have updates on our servers frequently in order to keep a knowledgeable edge against competitors. Our engineers will work on improving cooling systems in our networks to reduce wear and tear on the components inside. They will also work on creating a faster transfer speed so that our clients are using the fastest services available. Speed is a major factor when dealing with technology and if our networks are slow, then our sales will surely dissipate. Our technicians will be out in the field updating servers and networks so that our engineers can be back in the labs working on ways to improve our services.
Desktops
Desktops are at the maturity/declining stage in their life cycle. The invention of laptops, tablets, and touch screen computers have drastically decreased the demand of desktops. Rather than pile more money into a service that may increasingly decline in the next few years, we have decided to cut back on manufacturing desktops. Our focus will be more towards laptops,
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