Type of product to be manufactured
The first product policy of importance deals with the general type of product to be manufactured and marketed. While most medium-size or large manufacturing enterprises make and sell a line of products, it is entirely possible and often advisable to place the emphasis upon a particular type of product.
The manufacturer who chooses to produce only convenience goods, or only shopping goods, or only specialty goods, definitely simplifies his problem of marketing. Nor does such a policy of limitation of product type preclude the possibility of building up a "line" of products which will include many different items of varying sizes, styles, and models.
Some degree of emphasis on convenience goods, shopping goods, or specialty goods is highly profitable as a matter of product policy.