Research Details

Abstract

Israeli entrepreneur and inventor Dov Moran envisioned the creation of a mobile device that was a small, stand-alone, fully functional mobile phone that could be slipped into a variety of enclosures, or “jackets,” that would provide added functionality and better reflect the personalities of its users. As the development of the Modu phone began to take shape, Moran and his team decided that to ensure the success of the new phone’s much anticipated launch, Modu would develop and market the accessory jackets itself. The question now was which of the eight jackets to develop and what factors should be considered in making that decision. The case is about how to estimate optimal product-line extensions after accounting for experience curve and cannibalization effects of products that share similar features, cost, and price. This will require quantitative analysis that estimates the effect of the experience curve and cannibalization on cost, revenues, and ultimately, profit. The issue is how to optimize profits by choosing an ideal set of products.

Type

Case

Author(s)

Mohanbir Sawhney, Jon Nathanson, Oded Perry, Chad Smith, Sripad Sriram, James Tsai, Pallavi Goodman

Date Published

05/11/2012

Citations

Sawhney, Mohanbir, Jon Nathanson, Oded Perry, Chad Smith, Sripad Sriram, James Tsai, and Pallavi Goodman. Modu: Optimizing the Product Line. Case 5-112-008 (KEL651).

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