Chapter 13 Flashcards
good
physcial tangible product
service
an intangible product or experience
what can be mass produced goods or services
only goods not all services
how do we judges goods and services
Goods: product
service: delivery + outcome
is it easy to classify a product?
not always!
sometimes the product is g+s (car fixed)
process of producing a good can be the service (starbucks)
2 types of produccts
consumer product (personal needs)
business product (resale/intermediate goods/investment)
can 1 good be ocnsumer and business product
yes! lightbulbs
types of consumer products
1) convenience
2) shopping
3)specialty
convenience products
cheap products thhat take lil effort (milk candy, bread)
shopping products
people willing to expend effort and planning (mattress, consoles, makeup)
they last gor a long time and bought less
specialty product
spend A LOTTTTTTTTTTTTT of money on them (they plan the purchase of it)
[gucci clothes]
unsought product
shopping ORRR specialty product
people dont seek it out until an ecenthappens (like life insurance)
what categroies can business products be separated into
1) raw metrial: basic material transformed into a physical product
2) component part: part of the physical product (either finished item or a big part of the finished product)
3)process material: used directly in producing a diff product ( cant identify it in finished product)
4) major equipment: large tools an dmachines for production purchase (drill machine, bulldozer)
5) accesory equipment: standardized equipment used in production/office activity (forklift,pcs)
6) supply:(helps in production but not part of final product) paper pencils
7) business service: janoritral/legal services
how is accesory and major equipment diff
accesory is CHEAPER and bought more regularly
component part vs process material
comp part: easily identify them in the finsihed good
process: ccant identify them in finished good (gllue)
why do companies innovate
to stay competitive
can innovation be in g and s
YES DUH; HELLO FRESH
pros of innovation
1) improved function + quality
2) cheap productiv
3) new experiences
what is failure rate for new products
50%
4 phases of product dev
idea generation
prodcut analysis
development and testing
commercialization
idea generation
brainstorming ideas to meet customer needs
product analysis
screen ideas pick the best one; lose the ones that do not fit product mix/dont work