8 Stages of New Product Development
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Jenny Wood was already selling Jenny's Country Kitchen gourmet cocoa mixes at local fairs and craft shows when she came up with the idea for flavored creamers for coffee. She developed nine different flavors of creamers, including raspberry mocha and cherry vanilla. Response to the creamers was so good, Wood decided to rent a small manufacturing facility, hire employees, and an experienced manager. Her continued success brought her to the attention of some national retailers who were interested in carrying her product. National exposure on the QVC shopping channel gave the business a big boost in customer awareness.
1. Once Wood had a list of potential creamer flavors, she hired a food scientist to eliminate the flavors that would not mix well together, and those that were impractical because of logistical problems or high expense. Which stage of product development is Jenny Wood in now? Describe the 8 stages of new-product development with respect to Jenny Wood and her flavored cream with coffee. Write two paragraphs on what you imagine would she have done in these stages?
2. At this time, most adopters of Jenny's Country Kitchen flavored creamers fall into the category of early majority. Do you agree? Give suitable reasons.
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Jenny's Country Kitchen: Describe the 8 stages of new-product development
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Which stage of product development is Jenny Wood in now? (This question was worded in a very confusing manner. I am not sure if I should be writing about the product development stage that Jenny is currently in, or the stage she was in when her food scientists were eliminating the flavors. I am going to write about the latter.)
The stage of product development that Jenny Wood is in, in regard to the food scientists eliminating flavors that will not mix or are impractical, would be a blend between stages five and six, business analysis and product development. While the product is being developed, it is being determined what is financially feasible based on the blend of the product, cost of ingredients and logistical problems. This relates to both product development (the blending) and the business analysis (cost and logistics).
Describe the 8 stages of new-product development with respect to Jenny Wood and her flavored cream with coffee.
Stage 1: Idea generation - This is the stage where Jenny came up with the concept for the flavored creamers.
Stage 2: Idea screening - This is the stage where ...
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