Product Life Cycle Introduction: This paper aims at analysing the usefulness of the Product Life Cycle (PLC) concept to the marketers. It will describe the different stages of the PLC concept and their respective implications on the marketing mix and the strategies which can be adopted during the different phases. Every new product right from its entrance in the market till its elimination from the market goes through a certain sequence of stages known as Product Life Cycle. There are four stages
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NEW PRODUCT DESIGN 3 2.1 Cost 3 2.2 Customer’s Satisfaction 3 2.3 Ergonomics 4 2.4 Product Life Cycle 4 2.5 Legal and Ethic 5 2.6 Technological Changes 5 2.7 Quality 6 2.8 Environmental Friendly Product 7 3.0 CONCLUSION 7 4.0 REFERENCES 8 1.0 INTRODUCTION Developing a new product is an important step for a company in their effort to success and be competitive in the business that they have earned even though it is difficult to create new products. Product design
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of marketing i.e. product ‚ price‚ place and promotional activities. Product Life Cycle : Product Life cycle is the process through which products pass through several stages of development in its life from introduction to decline. It describes the stages a product goes through from when it was first thought of until it finally is removed from the market. Not all products reach this final stage. Some continue to grow and others rise and fall. Stages of product life cycle include : 1) Development
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7. PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE: - Successful new products may not last forever‚ during its life. Sales /profits generated for by-product may vary. - Variance depends on the market demand for product changing needs level is described by demand cycle curve such as: - Demand may also decline due to a change in technology. - Based on demand for a product it may be possible to create a concept that provides insights of the product’s competitive dynamics. This is called PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE. - PLC
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The product life cycle concept is the explanation of the product from its birth to death as a product exists in different stages and in different competitive environments. William j.stanton Like humans every product have certain length of life during which it passes through various stages ‚ which can conceptually be represented as product ageing process. Similar to human life a product`s life can also divided into four parts. Introductory stage Growth stage Maturity stage Decline stage
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Platt—Samsung How was Samsung able to go from copycat brand to product leader? Samsung was able to go from copycat brand to product leader by using a “new product development” strategy (Kotler and Armstrong‚ p.261). According to Kotler/Armstrong new product development is defined as the development of original products‚ product improvements‚ product modification‚ and new brand through the firm’s own product development. In 1993‚ the CEO and chairperson‚ Lee Kung Hee decided to revamp the company’s
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Product Planning and Standardization Product * Something produced through labor‚ thought and growth. * It is simply a set of tangible physical and chemical attributes assembled in an identifiable form. New Product * It can be a replacement product for some but imitative to the other. Classification of New Product 1. Innovative Product * These product were created upon realization of an unanswered need in the market which has not been fulfilled by any substitutes.
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I. 5 Reasons why new products fail 1. A Lack of Resources - Resources have a funny way of disappearing when you most need them. If we are talking about human resources then you will find that your team members end up stretched and pulled all over the place once the work starts to pick up in earnest. In terms of other resources such as office equipment‚ it can be important to plan well ahead and order anything you are going to need a long time before you actually need it. 2. Project Plan Ignored
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up.” (Saunders & Pearlson ‚ 2013) Several factors contributed to the financial struggles of the Lego Corporation in 2004‚ which almost led to the demise of the company. The company had issues such as poor overall performance‚ missing deadlines; product development times were longer than anticipated. Lego’s delivery record was becoming problematic‚ the popular sets were running out quickly with little to no stock incoming to replenish shelves‚ which led to frustrated retailers. Another concern Lego
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Cost/profit estimates Finance Cash flow and funding Human Resources Hiring/recruiting/training Marketing Pricing‚ promotion‚ strategy MIS IT/IS systems‚ services Operations Schedules‚ MRP‚ workloads Product/service design New products and services F EATURES COMMON TO ALL FORECASTS Assumes causal system p ast ==> future Forecasts rarely perfect because of r andomness Forecasts more accurate for g roups vs. individuals Forecast accuracy decreases
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