The Product Development Process New goods and services keep current customers coming back for more and draw new customers into the market. Broad product assortments also help to diversify the firm's portfolio, thus lowering its overall risk and enhancing its value. This activity is important because although new-to-the-world products carry significant risk, they have tremendous potential because they offer something that has never before been available. Match each example to the corresponding step in the process.

1. Prototypes 4. Big Box

2. Presentation 5. Samples

3. Strong Sales 6. Brainstorm

Idea Generation Concept Testing Product Development Market Testing Product Launch Evaluation of Results

Abc computer company has a $20 million factory in silicon valley in which in builds computer components. during the current year, abc's costs are labor (wages) of $1.01.0 million; interest on debt of $0.20.2 million; and taxes of $0.20.2 million. abc sells all its output to xyz supercomputer for $2.62.6 million. using abc's components, xyz builds four supercomputers at a cost of $0.8500.850 million each, which comes from $0.6500.650 million worth of components, $0.10.1 million in labor costs, and $0.10.1 million in taxes per computer. xyz has a $30 million factory. xyz sells three of the supercomputers to other businesses for $1.81.8 million each. at year's end, it had not sold the fourth. the unsold computer is carried on xyz's books as a $0.8500.850 million increase in inventory.

You have collected the company performance data below for acme shoes and brand x

What are the business benefits of using intelligent techniques for knowledge management? define and compare an expert system, knowledge management system, and decision support system and explain how each can provide value to your organization?