ISSN 1392-2785 ENGINEERING ECONOMICS. 2008. No 1 (56) COMMERCE OF ENGINEERING DECISIONS Theoretical Aspects of Product Positioning in the Market R ta Ostasevi i t Kauno technologijos universitetas K. Donelai io g. 73‚ LT-44029‚ Kaunas The article consists of fourteen parts‚ starting with the introduction where the novelty‚ the problem of the research‚ the object of the research‚ the purpose of the research and the research methods are described. The purpose of the article is systemization and
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Product Failure Failure refers to the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective‚ and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product‚ in the worst cases leading to personal injury‚ the province of forensic engineering. The criteria for failure are heavily dependent on context of use‚ and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system. A situation considered to be a failure by one might
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Decline Stage A product form has reached this stage when it becomes clear the market is no longer able to sustain itself. Like the Maturity stage‚ the Decline stage may last a long time especially for products that have been adopted by a large percentage of the market who are not inclined to change how they satisfy their needs (i.e.‚ Laggards). Since the end of the product form is seen as inevitable‚ there are no sub-stages here. Characteristics: · Competition: As time goes on firms drop out until
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Product Life Cycle (PLC) Introduction Today`s business world recognizes the importance of strategy and strategic management. Normally any strategic process has three distinct stages which are analysis‚ formulation of plans and implementation‚ a strategy is significantly influenced by environmental change. In this study the focus is formulating strategy and fit this on the Product life cycle (PLC) phases to advance successfully in market competition. Managers need to formulate a marketing strategy
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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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Product Life Cycle Concept (PLC) All Products and Services typically go through 4 distinct stages in their life cycle; Introduction‚ Growth‚ Maturity and Decline. (Kuznets.S 1929) It is important that a company understands the different PLC stages and know where their product stands. They can then develop different strategies to extend their product life and fully exploit market opportunities for their products in each respective stage. (Agrarwal R 1997‚ 571-584) But how does a company recognize
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1. Introduction It has been well established that Product Life Cycle (PLC) concept has a significant impact upon business strategy and corporate performance. Since the term was first used by Levitt (1965 ) in an Harvard Business Review article “Exploit the Product Life Cycle” the concept has been widely accepted and applied by marketing practitioners all over the world. The product life cycle concept is one of the most quoted and most frequently taught elements of marketing theory. According
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brand products are a cheaper option? Economic theory suggests that as price of a product decreases‚ the demand for the product should then increase. However in terms of branded and own brand products‚ this is not necessarily the case. The demand for such products is dependent upon a number of factors and I shall be exploring these factors. A branded product is distinguished by design‚ symbol‚ name‚ term or other features. These unique features creates segregation between one seller’s products from
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Consumer behaviour in dairy products in Kosovo 311 ANALYSIS OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR IN REGARD TO DAIRY PRODUCTS IN KOSOVO Bytyqi Hysen*‚ Vegara Mensur**‚ Gjonbalaj Muje‚ Mehmeti Hajrip‚ Gjergjizi Halim‚ Miftari Iliriana and Bytyqi Njazi* ABSTRACT Consumer behaviour in Kosovo in respect of dairy products (white cheese‚ yoghurt‚ fruit yoghurt‚ Sharri cheese‚ curd and caciocavalo) was studied during 2007 using different socio-economic variables assessed by so-called evaluation criteria 1-5. The objective
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Question 1 : Evaluate product innovation at Gillette throughout its history. Gillette has invented the first safety razor with disposable blades in year 1901 which is one of the new-to-the-world products. This safety razor serves as a basic product‚ for the market segment of men who shave regularly‚ providing them high quality shaving experience. The safety razor differentiates itself from the razor used at that period of time-- the straight razor with an open blade‚ with its cover over the two
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