In this episode... Adrian and Andrew Amirnovin kick off 2024 by going through 7 key New Product Introduction tasks you need to be aware of to get a positive outcome before mass producing your product. If this is the year you bring a product to market, get ahead of the curve by bearing these 7 things in mind from one of our most experienced team members who is also Head of Compliance and Reliability.   Show Sections 00:00 - Greetings and introducing today's topic. 03:01 - 1. Document your requirements early during the design and development phase. 06:36 - 2. Do functionality and reliability testing. 10:19 - 3. Compliance testing and pilot run before pre-production. 13:54 - 4. Do final reliability testing. 15:20 - 5. Lock the BOM. 17:16 - 6. Validate tooling and manufacturing. 20:26 - 7. Focus on shipping in the post-production period. 21:13 - Why it pays importers to be knowledgeable about the NPI phases, even if you work with a manufacturer to do the development and manufacturing. 25:17 - Wrapping up.   Related content... What is the NPI process? Prototyping Process To Test & Refine a New Product Design Avoid Sending Immature Product Designs to a Chinese Manufacturer! Transitioning to Manufacturing from Product Development | 2 Options The NPI Process: Trouble Awaits If You Skip Its Steps! [Podcast]   Get in touch with us Connect with us on LinkedIn Send us a tweet @sofeast Prefer Facebook? Check us out on FB Contact us via Sofeast's contact page Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Subscribe to the podcast  There are more episodes to come, so remember to subscribe! You can do so in your favorite podcast apps here and don't forget to give us a 5-star rating, please: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts TuneIn Amazon Podcasts Deezer iHeartRADIO PlayerFM Listen Notes Podcast Addict Podchaser