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LevelProduct Management (B-KUL-D0R42A)
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Aims
The course gives a thorough treatment of selected topics in the management of new products
Previous knowledge
Basisbegrippen marketing, basisprincipes beschrijvende en inductieve statistiek, basis van methoden in marktonderzoek
Course material
Text book
Slides, transparencies, courseware
Articles and literature
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Activities
6.0 ects. Product Management (B-KUL-D0R42a)
Content
New products and services are crucial to successful growth and increased profits in many industries. This course will review selected topics in the management of new products. Based on recent literature, it will cover such topics as the identification of new product opportunities, the generation, positioning and testing of product concepts, pretest market analysis, early forecasting of future sales, and marketing-mix decisions for new products.
Once the product becomes firmly established in the market, its management faces important additional decisions, such as assortment composition and management, how to deal with the increasing threat of private label brands, how to manage the product in an Internet environment, the increasing pressure to internationalize when the home markets become saturated, etc
The course will cover the most recent developments in these and related issues.
Evaluation
Evaluation : Product Management (B-KUL-D2R42a)
Explanation
Students will be given the choice between an oral exam of +/- 15 minutes (with preparation before the exam) or a take home exam.
Students will need to choose between an oral and written exam 4 weeks before the schedeuled exam.
