Part 3. New Product Introduction (NPI) & Industrialization
3.1 NPI Stage Gates (Commercial + Technical)
New Product Introduction (NPI) is the highest-risk phase in the manufacturing lifecycle. It is wh...
3.2 PVT / Pilot Run Readiness: Tooling, Test & Yield
PVT (Production Validation Test) is not a "practice run"; it is a stress test of the manufacturin...
3.3 SOP Readiness & Transfer to Volume
Start of Production (SOP) is the specific moment where the project transitions from an Engineerin...