The Product Life Cycle is not always Shaped like a Wave Form!

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The wave form is not carved in stone. Sometimes a product (or service) that is already in its Maturity or even Decline phase can suddenly re-emerge in a growth phase. Often this is the result of a technology breakthrough or of a crisis. Example: TVs after the flat screens were invented. Or coal during an oil crisis. Though some people may argue that in the case of a technology breakthrough it's not the same product anymore. (...) Read more? Sign up for free

		Philippe
	Variations on clean wave patterns Other reasons for disturbances of the wave form are also possible. Think of seasonal effects. Also the company itself can influence the pattern. For example by investing a lot in promotions in the maturity stage. Or by introducing product innovations.

		Bertus
	Life Cycle form Also changes in the taste of customers and even such unpredictable external variables as the Euro or Dollar rate may influence the wave-form of the cycle.

		Dr.P.L.Narasimhan
	Product Life Cycle not Symmetrical Please permit me to add few comments on this infor (...)

		Dr. Uditha Liyanage
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		Sandeep Dogra
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		Mats
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		Wilians Rizzo
	The decline is the beginning of a new cycle. The decline phase starts when a new product appear (...)

		Dr Adrian Boucher
	Product Lifecycle Model Although the general characteristics of the PLC mo (...)

		Keita Gunji Director, Japan
	Crossing the Chasm, Product Manager In case of high-tech industry, we consider the dif (...)