What is “functional product”‚ and what is “innovative product?” We can use the nature of product demand to classify whether a product is a functional product or an innovative product. With different product characters‚ supply chain management method that managers should choose will also be varied. Functional products are products that people buy in wide range of retail outlets‚ and those products have more stable and predictable demand‚ as well as long life cycles. For example‚ most of
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Why I choose Apple product? What are its interesting features? If I choose a product‚ I will surely select those that is reliable and proven and tested by millions of the consumers worldwide‚ in short I am one of those people who are always after with quality and durability. Apple smartphones is an epitomy for quality. Apple products are usually mob by Its customers because of its incredible IOS operating system and multi touch features. In addition‚ I think many people prefered to own an Apple
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2.1 The causes of product return for online apparel products Research on commercial returns have shown that the reasons for product returns could be defects‚ product incompatibility with user needs‚ and deficiencies in product performance relative to customer expectations (Ferguson‚ Guide‚ Souza‚ 2006; Guide‚ Souza‚ Van Wassenhove‚ & Blackburn‚ 2006; Rao‚ Rabinovich‚ & Raju‚ 2014). However‚ the main reason of returns suggested by Lawton (2008) is that products are not meeting consumer’s needs. Because
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Environmental Product Differentiation: IMPLICATIONS FOR CORPORATE STRATEGY Forest L. Reinhardt roducers of toilet tissue‚ outdoor wear‚ tuna‚ beef‚ investment services‚ trash bags‚ and herbicides have recently positioned their products as environmentally preferable‚ with the idea of capturing a price premium‚ winning new customers‚ or both. Managers are looking for ways to reconcile their need to deliver shareholder value with intensifying demands for improved envirofimental performance. Perhaps
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objectives To understand the consumer’s attitude towards OTC products of the pharmaceutical industry To understand the healthcare products’ contribution and also its effects on pharmaceutical market To determine the extent to which the respondents prefer self-medication instead of going to the doctor for common health problems To find out the criteria on which the consumers rely for making their purchase decision regarding OTC products To find out the extent to which consumers read the labeling information
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New Product Development for Microfinance: Design‚ Testing‚ and Launch Technical Note Number 2 New Product Development for Microfinance: Design‚ Testing‚ and Launch by Monica Brand ACCION International October 1998 This work was supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development‚ Global Bureau‚ Economic Growth Section‚ Microenterprise Development Office‚ through funding to the Microenterprise Best Practices (MBP) Project‚ contract number PCE-C-00-96-90004-00. i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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The Product Life Cycle of Black Barrel Cheese Definition of Product Life Cycle The period of time over which one item is developed‚ brought to market and eventually from the market. First‚ the idea for the product undergoes for research and development. If the idea is determined to be feasible and potentially possible the product will be produced and marketed and rolled out. Assuming the product becomes successful; its production will grow until the product becomes widely available. Eventually‚
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As technology advances‚ it becomes more feasible to load products with a large number of features‚ each of which individually might be seen as useful. However‚ too many features can make a product overwhelming for consumers and hard to use. Three studies examine how consumers balance their desires for capability and usability when they evaluate products‚ and how these desires shift over time. Because consumers give more weight to capability and less weight to usability before relative to after use
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What Is a Product Mix? by Rick Suttle‚ Demand Media Product mix‚ also known as product assortment‚ refers to the total number of product lines that a company offers to its customers. For example‚ a small company may sell multiple lines of products. Sometimes‚ these product lines are fairly similar‚ such as dish washing liquid and bar soap‚ which are used for cleaning and use similar technologies. Other times‚ the product lines are vastly different‚ such as diapers and razors. The four dimensions
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Product Breakdown Structure Toolkit 1. Overview If your are familiar with PRINCE2 pre-20091‚ you’ll know that it recommended the use of a number of techniques‚ one of which is Product Based Planning. A Product Breakdown Structure (PBS) is an essential part of this‚ its purpose being to define the products (deliverables) of a project and how they relate to each other. Product Based Planning has four components: • Product Description: a description of the overall project deliverables. In
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