Small Manufacturers Needs | Detailed
On this page, learn more about the need for Small Manufacturers in RI. For this survey, Small Manufacturers refers to under 20 employees.
Snapshot of Total Small Manufacturers Votes – Across Categories
The following breaks down each category into further detail based on the needs of the RI Small Manufacturers expressed in the 2017 RIMFGB2B Needs Survey.
Growth
Top Three Growth Needs | Small Manufacturers
Help breaking into new markets
Help growing sales of our existing products in established markets
Help with sales of our new products
Detailed Results of All Growth Questions
Each category included section headers and questions to further define the need. Following are the detailed results showing each question in the category. Below the chart you’ll find the color key that references the section headers. Colors shading responds to the amount of need within that section – dark being stronger need, light being less of a need.
Growth Categories Key
Sales
Strategy Help
Advice or Guidance
For Growth
Building or
Equipment
Funding
New Product Development
Top Three New Product Development Needs | Small Manufacturers
Entrepreneurs with an idea that needs to be manufactured
Engineering ideas to help develop the next great idea
People with strategic skills to develop a next generation company
Detailed Results of All New Product Development Questions
Each category included section headers and questions to further define the need. Following are the detailed results showing each question in the category. Below the chart you’ll find the color key that references the section headers. Colors shading responds to the amount of need within that section – dark being stronger need, light being less of a need.
New Product Development Categories Key
Ideas To Develop
New Products
Help with Research
and Development
Testing
Facilities
People to Help
Drive Growth
Talent
Top Three Talent Needs | Small Manufacturers
We need to hire machine operators
We need to hire entry level floor workers
We need to hire good machinists and engineers
Detailed Results of All Talent Questions
Each category included section headers and questions to further define the need. Following are the detailed results showing each question in the category. Below the chart you’ll find the color key that references the section headers. Colors shading responds to the amount of need within that section – dark being stronger need, light being less of a need
Talent Categories Key
Train Current
Employees
Hire New
People
Operations
Top Three Operations Needs | Small Manufacturers
Help with process flow for quality improvement
Help finding a material or parts supplier
Help with a new manufacturing process
Detailed Results of All Operations Questions
Each category included section headers and questions to further define the need. Following are the detailed results showing each question in the category. Below the chart you’ll find the color key that references the section headers. Colors shading responds to the amount of need within that section – dark being stronger need, light being less of a need
Operations Categories Key
Improve Systems
and Processes
Improve Supply
Chain
Access to Modern
Equipment
People in
Operations
Created by Polaris MEP, with support from the U.S. Office of Economic Adjustment, Commerce RI, and RIMA.
