Product cycle management

A computer system for product cycle management, comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage media, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
• storing, in an inventory database, a batch-related information for a corresponding batch of products, wherein the stored batch-related information includes a batch date assigned to the corresponding batch of products;
• detecting a consumer identifier (ID) in a purchase transaction for a product of the corresponding batch of products;
• recording the purchase transaction for the product with the detected consumer ID;
• and
• transmitting, to a device associated with the detected consumer ID, the batch date linked to the product of the corresponding batch of products.

A computer program product for product cycle management, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to store, in an inventory database, a batch-related information for a corresponding batch of products, wherein the stored batch-related information includes a batch date assigned to the corresponding batch of products;
• program instructions to detect a consumer identifier (ID) in a purchase transaction for a product of the corresponding batch of products;
• program instructions to record the purchase transaction for the product with the detected consumer ID;
• and
• program instructions to transmit, to a device associated with the detected consumer ID, the batch date linked to the product of the corresponding batch of products.