Medical Product Outsourcing

With Trump’s Space Force Idea Gaining Steam, Could a U.S. Health Force Be Far Behind?

Over the summer, the Trump administration expressed its desire to form a U.S. Space Force—a new military branch that would be different from the unit (Air Force Space Command) already tasked with overseeing much of America’s defense asset…

Chris Oleksy, Emergent Respiratory 10.16.18

The Big Squeeze Is On: An Examination of the Health Insurance Impact

As 2018 begins, there is unprecedented angst among the general population about individual healthcare coverage. MPO readers and I share this angst, though we are probably more likely than most to voice our concerns because of the nature of our jobs&m…

Chris Oleksy, Founder and CEO, Oleksy Enterprises and Next Life Medical; CEO, Emergent Respiratory 01.30.18

Contract Manufacturing | R&D & Design

Affordable Care Act 2.0: Prepare to Redirect the Supply-Value-Care Chain

Americans may have been divided last fall on their choice for president, but they were united on one front, at least—the need for healthcare reform. The only polls that were correct were the ones that showed voters’ dissatisfaction with t…

Chris Oleksy, Founder and CEO, Oleksy Enterprises, Co-Founder, Next Life Medical 01.30.17

Next Life Medical Acquires Emergent Respiratory

Company’s flagship product line is the Porto2Vent Emergency CPAP.

Next Life Medical 08.15.16

How to Keep Your Inner Compass from Becoming Demagnetized

Whether in feedback from my Medical Product Outsourcing columns, or while speaking at conferences, I am often asked by younger supply chain professionals what they can do to ensure they start off their careers on the right foot. Likewise, I’m a…

Chris Oleksy, Founder and CEO, Oleksy Enterprises; Next Life Medical 07.20.16

Contract Manufacturing

Hand Me My Glasses ... I Need To See It To Change It

A few years ago, I ran into a college professor of mine and asked him how his teaching supply chain courses have changed over the past 30 years. He smiled, looked at me, and said, “The tests are exactly the same but the answers have changed mul…

Chris Oleksy , Next Life Medical 06.09.16

Materials

Mapping Your Care Chain Journey: Sorry, No AAA or GPS

Have you ever driven from San Diego to New York City without the help of a GPS, MapQuest, or even an atlas? Probably not. Believe it or not, many of us remember the days when you would call the American Automobile Association (AAA) and tell the…

Chris Oleksy, Oleksy Enterprises and Next Life Medical 04.06.16

Contract Manufacturing | Molding | R&D & Design | Testing

Oleksy Named President of Providien's Integra Biotechnical Division

New hire has more than 30 years of medical device and supply chain experience.

03.13.14

Contract Manufacturing | Materials

Got Milk? SCOR?

Got Milk? SCOR? As I write this column, the first in a new series addressing various supply chain topics, it seems fitting to set the stage with one of the most revolutionary movements in supply chain thinking to occur in the past 20 years: the S…

Chris Oleksy 01.18.06

R&D & Design

Conquering Challenges in the New Year

I have a small confession to make: Back in high school and college, I barely passed my courses in biology and chemistry, and didn’t do much better with anything mechanical (just ask my father how well I use a drill or tire gauge). Therefore,…

Jennifer Whitney, Editor 01.18.06