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1
.
Many
companies
have
a
consisting
of
number
of
products
.
2
.
These
products
can
have
growing
,
,
or
declining
sales
,
depending
on
where
they
are
in
their
.
3
.
Companies
looking
for
high
generally
have
long
product
lines
,
while
companies
seeking
high
will
have
shorter
lines
.
4
.
Yet
most
product
lines
tend
to
lengthen
over
time
,
as
companies
add
extra
items
to
comer
more
.
5
.
Line
-
filling
can
lead
to
,
if
the
items
are
too
similar
.
6
.
A
product
line
can
be
stretched
in
two
directions
,
both
up
-
market
and
down
-
market
,
although
going
down
-
market
can
damage
a
company's
image
for
.
7
.
Companies
also
occasionally
their
products
lines
.
8
.
Sometimes
you
can
increase
profits
by
certain
items
.
9
.
Addin
items
to
a
product
line
results
in
a
variety
of
costs
;
for
example
,
you
will
need
to
carry
more
.
10
.
On
the
contrary
,
producing
fewer
items
generates
.
11
.
With
fewer
products
you
have
longer
production
runs
with
less
caused
by
changeovers
.
12
.
Bust
of
course
companies
mustn't
abandon
-
.