General aspects part B Flashcards

1
Q

T or F : the marketplace can be a customer

A

true

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2
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What is the market?

A

a concept that dirscibres the need in customers and consumers

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3
Q

Quel est le mnémonic pour les types de nouveaux produits

A
Le
Rinoceros
Nage
Rapidement
Navigue
Incroyablement
Comme
Alligator
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4
Q

what are the reasons to go into food product developt

A
  1. product life cycle
  2. corporate health
  3. market and marketplace changes
  4. technological pressures
  5. governmental influences
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5
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How can you assess the success or failure of a new food product

A

with the product life cycle

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6
Q

why is the product life cycle important

A

to determine when to introduce new pdt

to acess succes and failures

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7
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when is the best time to introduce new pdt

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before the first one as acheived maturity to make sure new pdt is in growing when new is in the mature

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8
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what are the various steps of the product life cycle

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  1. introductory period
  2. strong growth period
  3. decline in growth period
  4. period of stability (no growth)
  5. a beginning decline in volume
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9
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how can we stay longer in the stage 3 or 4

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by decreasing the cost (optimization)

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10
Q

in the life cycle , most of the profit are in phase ___ and ___

A

3 and 4

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11
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when the introductory period is too long, the pdt failed because of the ____

A

marketing strategy

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12
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when there is no introductory period, the pdt failed because ___

A

the difficulty predicting the marketplace

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13
Q

if you are making good profits, you are growing from the ____ line growth

A

bottom

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14
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if you are making good sales, you are growing from the ____ line growth

A

top

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15
Q

what is the offensive strateggy?

A

trying to match or exceed your competitor strengths

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16
Q

What is the defensive strategy?

A

decreasing the risk of being attacked by the competiton by reinforcing your position

17
Q

what would be the strategy of :

  1. decreasing the cost of your product for the consumers
  2. trying to change your formula to exceed competitor
A

offensive

18
Q

what would be the strategy of :

  1. decreasing the cost to make your product
  2. increasing your product line
A

defensive

19
Q

What are the fourth growth strategies involving food product development

A
  1. market penetration
  2. market development or extension
  3. diversification
  4. developing new food products
20
Q

what is the market penetration

A

trying to make more sale in the market you are curently in

21
Q

what is the market dvlp or extension

A

when you are trying to enter a new market (defensive)

22
Q

what is the diversification strategy?

A

buying small companies and keep their name

23
Q

what strategy (offensive/defensive) should you adopt when you do a market penetration

A

defensive

24
Q

what strategy (offensive/defensive) should you adopt when you do a market development or extension

A

you change market so it would be offensive

25
Q

what strategy (offensive/defensive) should you adopt when you do a diversification

A
can be defensive (staying in the same market) 
or offensive (changing market)
26
Q

what are the factors that can change the consumer pattenrs

A
  1. population movment
  2. demographic shifts
  3. aging pop
  4. changing family composition
  5. consumer priorities (conveninece, health)