Prime Product or Systems NPI Programs

Historically, the NPI process concentrates on products that are sold to dealers or customers

outside Manufacturer. This process is now being referred to as the “Prime Product NPI process.”

Automotive  products created exclusively for and transferred to Prime Product NPI programs

(system organizations) have had difficulty following the Prime Product NPI process. To better meet

the needs of system organizations, a new “Systems NPI process.” This process meets the specific

needs and concerns of system NPI teams.

Three types of activities now exist in the NPI processes:

- Activities common to both (designated as Prime Product and Systems, or PPS)

- Activities that are unique to Prime Product programs (designated as Prime Product, or PP)

- Activities that are unique to System programs (designated as Systems, or S)