Linking the product life cycle to the financial aspect
Functional analysis: studying a product's life cycle
Practical sheet REF: FIC0655 V1
Linking the product life cycle to the financial aspect
Functional analysis: studying a product's life cycle

Author : Delphine Mathilde COSME

Publication date: April 10, 2012 | Lire en français

Logo Techniques de l'Ingenieur You do not have access to this resource.
Request your free trial access! Free trial

Already subscribed?

2. Linking the product life cycle to the financial aspect

Find out where each of your company's products is in its life cycle. This enables you to prioritize the development strategy for a product that is particularly strategic for your company, in order to guarantee sales and profits.

The life cycle of a product can be likened to the life cycle of a living organism. It comprises five phases.

2.1 Phase I: birth or introduction

This is the period when the product is introduced on the market. Profits are negative, gradually absorbing previous investments from conception to sale. In monopolistic or oligopolistic markets, you may run into particular problems.

You do not have access to this resource.
Logo Techniques de l'Ingenieur

Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!

You do not have access to this resource. Click here to request your free trial access!

Already subscribed?


Article included in this offer

"Design and engineering management"

( 337 articles )

Complete knowledge base

Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees

Services

A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources

View offer details