{"id":28077,"date":"2021-04-28T15:20:48","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T15:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dvirc.org\/?page_id=28077"},"modified":"2021-04-28T19:46:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T19:46:08","slug":"needs-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dvirc.org\/needs-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufacturer &#038; Supplier Needs Research Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_id=&#8221;about&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1576537941549{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1576537926076{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1619639127050{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]In October 2020, DVIRC engaged a national marketing research and consulting firm, to conduct a survey and interviews among small and mid-sized manufacturers (SMMs) in the Delaware Valley region to learn how their businesses were affected by COVID-19 and what opportunities arose.<\/p>\n<p>The research was developed as part of a grant DVIRC received from the Department of Defense\u2019s (DoD) Office of Economic Adjustment to help strengthen the capabilities and competitiveness of small and mid-sized manufacturers (SMMs) critical to the DoD supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>The research sought to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand the\u00a0<strong>impact of COVID-19 <\/strong>on regional manufacturers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Identify constraints\u00a0<\/strong>manufacturers are facing, especially in light of COVID-19<\/li>\n<li>Assess the\u00a0<strong>current needs\u00a0of manufacturers<\/strong> (e.g., workforce\/hiring, continuous improvement initiatives, investment in technology, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Identify\u00a0sales growth <strong>opportunities and business priorities\u00a0<\/strong>for 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_js]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[\/vc_raw_js][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; 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