Produktlebenszyklus

German

Etymology

Produkt (product) +‎ Leben (life) +‎ -s- (genitival interfix) +‎ Zyklus (cycle)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʁoˈdʊktsleːbn̩sˌt͡syːklʊs]
  • Hyphenation: Pro‧dukt‧le‧bens‧zy‧klus

Noun

Produktlebenszyklus m (strong, genitive Produktlebenszyklus, plural Produktlebenszyklusse)

  1. (economics, marketing) product life cycle (the series of stages that a commercial product goes through from initial development and introduction to its eventual decline and withdrawal from the market)
    Ein kluges Management verlängert den Produktlebenszyklus durch gezielte Produktpflege und Innovationen.
    Smart management extends the product life cycle through targeted product maintenance and innovations.
    In der Elektronikbranche wird der Produktlebenszyklus aufgrund des rasanten technologischen Fortschritts immer kürzer.
    In the electronics industry, the product life cycle is becoming increasingly shorter due to rapid technological progress.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Produktzyklus (shorter version)

Antonyms

  • Dauerläufer (colloquial for products that stay in the market for decades without significant changes)

Coordinate terms

  • Einführungsphase (introduction phase; high costs and low sales)
  • Wachstumsphase (growth phase; sales increase rapidly)
  • Reifephase (maturity phase; sales reach their peak)
  • Degenerationsphase (decline phase; sales and profits drop)
  • lebenszyklusbasiert (based on the life cycle)
  • Produktentwicklung (product development)

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