{"id":2230,"date":"2021-06-19T21:12:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T21:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instrumental.com\/?p=2230"},"modified":"2022-07-20T19:40:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T19:40:36","slug":"the-top-three-takeaways-from-the-state-of-npi-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instrumental.com\/resources\/improve-product-quality\/the-top-three-takeaways-from-the-state-of-npi-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 3 Takeaways From The 2021 State of NPI Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Instrumental\u2019s 2021 State of NPI Survey reveals just how challenges created by the novel COVID pandemic are still impacting the industry as leaders move into 2022 planning.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n

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For decades, manufacturing optimization has focused on lean manufacturing and brittle practices, like geographically optimized supply chains and reducing costs. The team at Instrumental conducted research for a report on the current state of NPI. The study gathered feedback from over 100 leaders in design, manufacturing, and engineering to identify trends, changes, challenges, and industry innovation that arose as a result of the 2020 pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Of the many findings \u2013 which the report digs deeper into \u2013\u00a0there is one clear overarching takeaway: the 2020 catalysts created by the pandemic are still prevalent in 2021 and are continuing to be a pivotal force shifting and shaping the industry this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We put together the top three takeaways from the survey below:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Travel and supply chain challenges are top concerns for NPI leaders in 2021.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Leaders across all industries in the past year have been faced with challenges and unprecedented circumstances which have required me to review and adapt their priorities, objectives, and strategies. When asked what their top worries and concerns were for the year ahead in 2021, 60.95% of respondents share that the reduced ability to travel to the factory was a top concern.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The second top concern was that 50.94% of respondents shared that disruptions to the supply chain were top of mind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is interesting about these two top concerns, is that leaders are primarily concerned with traveling to the factory and supply chain-related issues, despite the fact tools like Instrumental reduce the need for teams to be present on site during a build. In 2020, 100% of Instrumental customers shipped their products on schedule. Many credit Instrumental\u2019s platform for its ability to effectively manage the builds remotely.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leaders are also concerned as always, about keeping builds on schedule. In 2021, leaders believe NPI schedules are most impacted by staffing and pandemic-related challenges. The top three threads threatening on-time completion and product releases are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n