Product and services management
Title:
Product and services management
Author:
Avlonitis, George J.
ISBN:
9781412908641
9781412908658
9781847878021
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Publication Information:
London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2006.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 270 p.) : ill.
Contents:
Cover; Contents; Chapter 1 -- The Product as an Economic Variable; Chapter 2 -- Types or Product Decisions; Chapter 3 -- Product Life Cycle and Marketing Strategy; Chapter 4 -- Evaluation of Product/Service Portfolio; Chapter 5 -- New Product/Service Development and Portfolio Models; Chapter 6 -- Pre-Development Activities of New Products and Services; Chapter 7 -- Development, Testing and Launching New Products and Services; Chapter 8 -- Successful Adoption and Diffusion of New Products and Services; Chapter 9 -- Identification and Revitalization of Weak Products and Services
Abstract:
Bringing a welcome new holistic approach to the study of product and services management, this book looks at the key milestones within a product's or service's life cycle. It considers, in detail, three crucial areas within product management, namely: product//service portfolio evaluation;new product//service development; product//service elimination. Based on research conducted in Europe and North America, this book includes revealing cases studies that will help students make important connections between theory and practice.
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