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The product life cycle

Every product will go through the five phases of design, manufacturing, marketing, usage, and disposal.

In this video, you looked at the phases of the product lifecycle. You learned that every product will go through the five phases of design, manufacturing, marketing, usage, and disposal.

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How might the design phase affect one the other phases in a product’s lifecycle:
  • manufacturing
  • marketing
  • usage
  • disposal
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