Chapter 12 Flashcards
A product bought for resale for making other products or for use in a firms operations
Business product
A product purchased to satisfy a personal and family need
Consumer product
Convenience product
A relatively inexpensive frequently purchased item for which buyers want to exert only minimal effort
An item for which buyers are willing to expend considerable effort on an ing and making the purchase
Shopping product
An item that possesses one or more unique characteristics for which a significant group of buyers is willing to expend considerable purchasing effort
Specialty product
A basic material that actually becomes part of a physical product: usually comes from mines, forests, oceans or recycled waste
Raw material
Standardized equipment used in a firms production or office activities
Accessory equipment
Larger tools and machines used for production purposes
Major equipment
An item that becomes part of a physical product and is either a finished item ready for assembly or a product that needs little processing before assembly
Component part
A material that is used directly in the production of another product but is not readily identifiable in the finished product
Process material
An it that facilitates production and operations but does not become part of a finished product
Supply
An intangible product that an organization uses in its operations
Business services
A series of stages in which a products sales revenue and profit increase reach a peak and decrease
Product life cycle
A group of similar characteristic that differ only in minor characteristics
Product line
All products a firm offers for sale
Product mix
The process of changing one or more of a products characteristics
Product modification.
The development of a new product that is closely related to one or more products In the existing product line but designed specifically to meet somewhat different costumer needs
Line extension
The elimination of one or more products from a product line
Product deletion
A name, term symbol , design, or any combination of these that identifies a sellers products as a distinct from those of others sellers
Brand
The part of a brand that can be spoken
Brand name
The part of a brand that is a symbol or distinctive design
Brand mark
A brand name or brand mark that is registered with the U.S. Patent office and thus is legally protected from use by anyone except its owner
Trademark
The complete and legal name of an organization
Trade name
A brand that is owned by. Manufacturer
Manufacturer brand
A brand that is owned by an individual wholesaler or retailer
Store brand