chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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what rate do new products fail at?

A

40%

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2
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how many ideas does a top company have to generate in order to get one winning product?

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4.5

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3
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how many ideas does a not top company have to generate in order to get one winning product?

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11.4

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4
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T or F: its a companys goal to have 0 failure

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F

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5
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what is a firms goal when generating ideas and failures

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minimize the dollar losses on failures

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6
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Do the best new product firms have a higher or lower percent of profits from new products, and a higher or lower number of ideas per successful new product?

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Higher, lower

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7
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The best firms have higher success rates and derive ___ sales from new products than other firms

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2x

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8
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what are 8 strategies the best companies use in order to screen out bad ideas earlier?

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  1. effective process
  2. most likely to use market research tools
  3. use SM/ online communities for information
  4. portfolio analysis for product selection
  5. formal processes for idea generation/concept development
  6. open-innovation approach
  7. involve senior management in decision making
  8. more likely to have global market
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9
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what are examples of some market research tools that top firms use to find new succeeding ideas?

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creativity sessions, tradeoff analysis, concept tests, voice of customer, alpha/beta testing, test markets

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10
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why is product development challenging?

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  1. many decisions need to be made with inadequate facts and under intense pressure
  2. have to apply instead of just research concepts
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11
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what is the key feature of new product teams?

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they are cross-functional

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12
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why do firms use global R&D?

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  1. cheap labor force
  2. talent/idea generation
  3. leverage global resources for other stages of product development
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13
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what are heuristics? why do marketers use them?

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rules of thumb, used to move fast enough in generating ideas

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14
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process innovation

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functions by which something is made, manufactured, and distributed, how its made

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15
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product innovation

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total operations by which a new product is created/marketed, what is made

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16
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what products have the highest risks?

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  1. new to world products
  2. new to firm product
17
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what are new to world products?

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first of their kind, inventions that create a whole new market (ex: first iphone)

18
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what are new to the firm products?

A

products that take a firm into a category new to the firm, new to company but not new to the market (ex: starbucks breakfast)

19
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what new product type yields the lowest ROI?

A

additions to existing product lines

20
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what are all the different new product types?

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  1. new to world
  2. new to firm
  3. additions to existing product lines
  4. repositions
  5. cost reductions
21
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what could be an issue of adding a new product line

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the new product line could be to similar to an existing product

22
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1 reason for new product failure?

A

no need, product didnt meet user need, didnt offer user any value

23
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Which level of product innovativeness has the least amount of financial success?

A

medium innovation

24
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invention vs innovation

A

invention describes the dimensions of uniqueness from form to formula to function.
innovation is the overall process from invention to product.

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reason for product success?
unique, superior product
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Most innovative product categories account for many more _____
product successes
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What is one of the main reasons why new products are critical for companies?
To ensure long-term competitive edge and differentiate from competitors
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what do firms experience pressure to do?
accelerate time to market
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New Products Process (5 steps)
1. opportunity identification 2. concept generation 3. concept/project evaluation 4. development 5. launch
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some ideas for firms to speed up the time to market
1. different teams communicate effectively 2. streamline evaluation tasks 3. get conditional approvals to move onto development
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serial innovators are able to...
1. Able to bridge the gap between technology and the market 2. finds the important problems 3. Understand the problem and current resources/position 4. Is the customer willing to pay to solve it? Is there a company fit? 5. inventing a solution and checking for customer acceptance with a prototype 6. Ensuring product goes into development and gaining market acceptance