Monthly R&D Innovation Pipeline Status Report - Tires & Rubber Products

Track and analyze the research and development pipeline's performance across all stages, focusing on project progress, success rates, and resource utilization to optimize innovation effectiveness and product development efficiency.

Report Objective

Monitor and evaluate the health of our tire and rubber products innovation pipeline, tracking project progression through development stages, success rates, and resource allocation efficiency. This monthly assessment helps identify bottlenecks, optimize resource deployment, and ensure alignment with strategic product development goals.

Innovation Pipeline Health

Analysis of active projects across development stages and their success rates

Questions to Consider:

ConceptDesignTestingValidationProductiondevelopment_stage0100200300400500sum(active_projects)sum(active_projects)How are projects distributed across development stages?Current distribution shows majority of projects in Design and Testing phases
  • Which stages show potential bottlenecks?

  • Is the pipeline balanced across stages?

  • How does this distribution compare to last month?

  • Are there any concerning trends in success rates?

  • Which months showed notable improvements or declines?

  • How do current rates compare to our targets?

Apr 2023May 2023Jun 2023report_date80.0%100.0%120.0%sum(success_rate)sum(success_rate)What is the trend in project success rates?Success rates have shown steady improvement over the past 12 months

Project Portfolio Distribution

Breakdown of projects by product category and innovation type

Questions to Consider:

PassengerCommercialWinterOff-RoadAgriculturalproduct_category050100sum(project_count)CompoundManufacturingDesignHow are projects distributed across product categories?Passenger and Commercial categories lead in active projects
  • Which categories need more innovation focus?

  • Is the distribution aligned with market strategy?

  • How balanced is innovation type across categories?

Resource Utilization & Efficiency

Tracking of resource allocation and development cycle times

Questions to Consider:

  • Are we operating at optimal capacity?

  • Where are the peaks and valleys in utilization?

  • How does this align with project intake?

Apr 2023May 2023Jun 2023report_date81.0%82.0%83.0%84.0%85.0%resource_utilizationresource_utilizationWhat is the trend in resource utilization?Resource utilization remains high with recent optimization efforts

Apr 2023May 2023Jun 2023report_date220240development_cycle_timeHow are development cycle times trending?Average cycle times showing gradual improvement
  • Which periods showed fastest development times?

  • Are there seasonal patterns in cycle times?

  • How do cycle times correlate with success rates?