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Product Life Cycles

Product Life Cycles. Lesson Objectives. By the end of this lesson:- All – of you will be able to explain and identify the PLC. Most – of you will be able to explain the different stages of the PLC.

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Product Life Cycles

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  1. Product Life Cycles

  2. Lesson Objectives • By the end of this lesson:- • All – of you will be able to explain and identify the PLC. • Most – of you will be able to explain the different stages of the PLC. • Some – of you will be able to identify accurately which products are in which section of the PLC.

  3. Product Life Cycles Sales Development Introduction Growth Maturity Saturation Decline Time

  4. Product Life Cycles • Product Life Cycle – shows the stages that products go through from development to withdrawal from the market • Product Portfolio – the range of products a company has in development or available for consumers at any one time • Managing product portfolio is important for cash flow

  5. Product Life Cycles • Product Life Cycle (PLC): • Each product may have a different life cycle • PLC determines revenue earned • May help the firm to identify when a product needs support, redesign, reinvigorating, withdrawal, etc. • May help in new product development planning • May help in forecasting and managing cash flow

  6. Product Life Cycles • The Stages of the Product Life Cycle: • Development • Introduction/Launch • Growth • Maturity • Saturation • Decline • Withdrawal

  7. Product Life Cycles • Introduction/Launch: • Advertising and promotion campaigns • Target campaign at specific audience? • Monitor initial sales • Maximise publicity • High cost/low sales • Length of time – type of product

  8. Product Life Cycles • Growth: • Increased consumer awareness • Sales rise • Revenues increase • Costs - fixed costs/variable costs, profits may be made • Monitor market – competitors reaction?

  9. Product Life Cycles • Maturity: • Sales reach peak • Cost of supporting the product declines • Ratio of revenue to cost high • Sales growth likely to be low • Market share may be high • Competition likely to be greater • Monitor market – changes/amendments/new strategies?

  10. Product Life Cycles • Decline and Withdrawal: • Product outlives/outgrows its usefulness/value • Fashions change • Technology changes • Sales decline • Cost of supporting starts to rise too far • Decision to withdraw may be dependent on availability of new products and whether fashions/trends will come around again?

  11. Product Life Cycles Sales Development Introduction Growth Maturity Saturation Decline Time

  12. Product Life Cycles PLC and Profits Sales/Profits PLC Profits Time Losses Break Even

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