Product Life Cycle.boston Matrix Flashcards
Product portfolio is
Collection of range of products offered by business
Range maybe in similar products or totally different products
Innovation
Process of changing idea
Invent into good /service
Which customers willing to pay
PLC product life cycle
Development, intro,grow ,maturity,extention phase,Decline
Pros pf product life cycle
Helps plan for probs at diff stages,can check stage in
Cons of product life xycls
Simple
Nor defo gonna go through all stages
Fall in sale som defo mean product entering decline
Boston matrix is
Tool helps managers plan for balanced prod portfolio
Star In Boston matrix
High Market share/growth.
Need to maintain
Aim for cow
Question mark
Low market share ,high growth
Could become star
Needs investment/time
Cash cow
Need little /no investment
Need monitoring cus become dogs
Dog
Low market growth n share
Become obsolete/replaced
Cash cows high market share but low growth but
No acc low but medium just assumed low cus not a star as this can flop(not realistic gonna keep going)