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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Introduction Phase The introduction phase is when the public first sees or hears about a product. The product appears in stores for the first time‚ and people start seeing print and television ads. During this phase‚ a company may choose one of two pricing strategies. They may set prices high to recoup initial expenses that went into producing the product. For example‚ a cellphone manufacturer with new technology may introduce cellphones 10 percent to 20 percent above the prices of most premium
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with many famous brands of snack foods‚ beverages and other products. Beside the popularity of Pepsico brand on beverage‚ snack foods are also pay an important role in increasing annual retail sales on the world for Pepsi Group. Specifically‚ food and snack sales in North and South America combined contributed 48 percent of PepsiCo’s net revenue in 2009. And Fristo-Lays North America‚ which is combined with the Frito Company and the H.W. Lay Company‚ creates the top selling line of snack foods in the
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Product Lifecycle Management Stage 4: Decline The decline stage of the product life cycle is the one where the product ultimately ’dies’ due to the low or negative growth rate in sales (see Figure 1). Profitability will fall‚ eventually to the point where it is no longer profitable to produce‚ and production will stop. As a number of companies start to dominate the market‚ it becomes increasingly difficult for the company in question to maintain its level of sales. Consumer tastes also change
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experience Frito Lay’s is a worldwide leading manufacturer of snack chips and has 8 to 10 top ten famous brand with brand loyalty customers. They have skills and thereby increase the productivity of the labour. Specialisation and division labour Standardization of work may increase productivity by labour. Efficency is the key factor with less training. - Economies of scale Mass production will reduce the cost. As per test market‚ Frito Lay’s will
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Introduction This is the stage of low growth rate of sales as the product is newly launched in the market. Monopoly can be created‚ depending upon the efficiency and need of the product to the customers. A firm usually incurs losses rather than profit. If the product is in the new product class‚ the users may not be aware of its true potential. In order to achieve that place in the market‚ extra information about the product should be transferred to consumers through various media.The stage has
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FRITO LAY CASE STUDY Factual Summary: Frito-Lay‚ Inc has been developing multigrain chips since the early 1970s. It is a worldwide leader in the manufacturing and marketing of snack chips. It is capturing nearly one-half of the retail sales in the United States snack chips market. Frito-Lay knew that a healthier option was appealing to consumers and that this healthier option had proper time to be introduced‚ but the market was not ready for it yet. Product research and development is carried out
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Running head: FRITO-LAY‚ INC: SUN CHIPSTM MULTIGRAIN SNACKS Frito-Lay‚ Inc: Sun ChipsTM Multigrain Snacks Grand Canyon University Marketing Management MKT-450 Instructor: Eric Freeman September 25‚ 2010 Frito-Lay‚ Inc: Sun ChipsTM Multigrain Snacks Executive Summary Frito-Lay‚ Inc has been developing multigrain chips since the early 1970s after marketing research found that consumers wanted nutritious snacks‚ consequently in 1974 the company launched to the market Prontos
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Frito Lay In 1930‚ two men in different parts of the United States began companies that would eventually come to control the international snack food market. One-named Doolin purchases were made from corn dough used for centuries by Mexicans to bake bread. Fascinated with the product‚ Doolin sold his ice cream business and purchased the corn chip producer’s business for one hundred dollars. The brand‚ Frito‚ was created in the kitchen of his mother‚ along with the early production of the corn chips
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Frito Lay Question 1: First of all‚ Frito lay is a product focused facility meaning it invested much on it’s on capital equipment; this reliance on machines mean’s Frito lay must keep a reliable inventory of MRO. Where as a cabinet shop does not need much MRO compared to Frito Lay.In contrast‚ a cabine shop or a machine shop keeps high raw materials‚ wip and final products in inventory since the order basis have variations. The demand for Frito Lay is not by order basis compared to a cabinet
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