image depending on the attitude toward the new product and perceived image fit. Consumer attitude depends‚ in turn‚ on initial brand associations‚ perceived category fit‚ perceived image fit and consumer innovativeness. Brand familiarity also shows indirect effects. Research limitations/implications – The model should be tested with extensions of the same (line extensions) or different categories. It is also necessary to analyse non-fictitious products‚ and to take different moderating effects into account
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Managing New Product Development New product development requires organizations to facilitate cooperation and coordination between department boundaries within the organization. To facilitate this cooperation and coordination‚ organizations form cross-functional new product development teams to lead and manage the development process for new products. There are several variations that these teams can be formed and managed. New product development teams can be structured into four types: functional
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Tata Nano – The People’s Car 1) Why was this product a special one for market? With the concept of NANO‚ Ratan Tata Chairman of the TATA Group‚ had a vision of making “a common man’s car” which would be safe‚ affordable and made personal transportation available to anyone and everyone who could not afford to own a four-wheeler. It was meant to bring a new Dimension to the automobile industry with its low cost manufacturing. A new segment‚ Ultra Low Cost (ULC) was created‚ where Nano was
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Product Recall Due To a Quality Issue The product recall I will be discussing is that of Motrin Infants drops which occurred in early September of this year. These infant drops are manufactured and distributed by Johnson & Johnson in the US through their subsidiary McNeil Consumer healthcare. Motrin is a baby drop formula used to treat fever‚ aches and pains in children 2 years or younger (webMD.com 2013). The recall occurred when plastic particles the size of a poppy seed were found in a batch
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Aloha Products Inc. Introduction The purpose of our report is to provide our analysis‚ assessment‚ and recommendations related to Aloha Products (AP) and the current control systems for the manufacturing‚ marketing‚ and purchasing departments. Based on the case information‚ we believe the current implementation of measurements and controls do not best serve the current business strategy of AP. As a result‚ we have included recommended changes for the three departments that best align with AP’s business
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Category 1: Soft Drinks: India is a huge market for soft drinks‚ there are many players in this field like Pepsi‚ coke and many regional and local brands. There are many legal provisions which effects the decision of product manager. Rules was formed by Indian Standards Institution on 30 November 1970‚ after the draft finalized by the Food Hygiene‚ Sampling and Analysis Sectional Committee had been approved by the Agricultural and Food Products Division Council. This code has been prepared keeping
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Product & Company Overview: Nescafe is a brand of instant coffee made by Nestle. The name is a combination of the words "Nestle" and "cafe"‚ in which “Nes-” means magic and “-cafe” means coffee. Nestle’s flagship powdered coffee product was introduced in Switzerland on April 1‚ 1938 after being developed for 7-8 years by Max Rudolf Morgenthaler‚ a Swiss food chemist considered to be inventor of Nescafe. Nescafe’s roots can be traced back to the 1930s. In the United States‚ the Nescafe name was used
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1. Product: Our company provide a new unique product in Vietnam market that is clay flower art. Clay Flower art are handmade with air-dried clay. They are long-lasting‚ flexible and crack resistant. These clay flowers are incredible artificial flowers and with a unique elegance that others cannot achieve. Clay Flower Art is suit for a special occasion or event‚ as part of a collection at home‚ or as a special gift. The product is made from durable material that is easily looking
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(1) a relatively large number of sellers‚ (2) differentiated products (promoted by advertising)‚ and (3) easy entry and exit from industry (McConnell p.445). Fast food companies fit into monopolistic competition because consumers perceive that there are non-price differences among the competitors’ products‚ there are many producers and customers in a given market‚ and the producers have a degree of control over the price of the products (Wikipedia). Fast food companies have the ability to set there
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Why Implement Product Safety Product safety is important to both manufacturers and consumers. Most of the company today does apply product safety management in their company to reduce unwanted inccident to happen. By implementing product safety management into the organization‚ it enable to reduce accidents‚ reduce product recalls‚ reduce insurance premiums‚ increase the safety and quality of products‚ provide a more defensible product and company in the event of litigation‚ and minimize the chance
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