Search Results for 'supply chain'

Pain in the (Supply) Chain: Tariffs and U.S.-China Medtech Trade

Over the past two years, medical devices have been implicated in a volley of trade actions between the United States and China. To better understand the potential implications of these trade actions, this article first provides an overview of U.S-Chi…

Mihir Torsekar, Analyst, U.S. International Trade Commission 04.03.19
Contract Manufacturing

Evolving Players in the Medical Device Supply Chain

Today’s medical device supply chain was shaped by two far-reaching trends: A realization among OEMs over the last 20 years about outsourcing’s ability to reduce manufacturing costs while producing safe, reliable products; and OEMs’…

Tony Freeman, President, A.S. Freeman Advisors LLC 03.07.19
Contract Manufacturing | Materials | R&D & Design

Strategies for Maximizing Your Supply Chain

How to grow faster with less risk by leveraging manufacturing partners.

Online Exclusives Brianna Sporbert, VP of Engineering, Boyd Technologies 01.18.19
Supply Chain 2020—How Are You Trending?

Since the dawn of the 21st century, prognosticators have been looking ahead to the year 2020 and predicting what life might be like for various industries, markets, and professions. As that target year quickly approaches (14 months out), it’s w…

Florence Joffroy-Black and Dave Sheppard, MedWorld Advisors 10.16.18
Managing the China Supply Chain: One CEO’s Experience

It’s a good time to reflect on changes in supply chain activities, with MPO celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. This month’s column will focus on China, as no other country has impacted the medtech supply chain as much as the Midd…

Dave Sheppard and Scott Hayden, MedWorld Advisors 07.26.18
Packaging & Sterilization

How the Right Logistics and Repair Vendor Can Drive Supply Chain Value

Over 80 percent of medical device companies in the United States have fewer than 50 employees, and the majority of those people are innovators and entrepreneurs, not logisticians or technicians. Once a new product hits the market, the manufacturers a…

Matthew Riehl, General Manager, Columbus GSC, Flash Global 06.04.18
The State of Supply Chain Risk

Special occasions are usually the perfect time for a stroll down memory lane and a peek into the metaphorical crystal ball. Medical Product Outsourcing’s 15th anniversary is no different, as it has prompted me to pause and reflect on the change…

James A. Dunning, Principal, QPC Services LLC 06.04.18
Charting the 15-Year Growth of Medtech and Its Supply Chain

With Medical Product Outsourcing marking its 15th anniversary, I thought it would be appropriate to reflect upon the growth of the medical device industry and supply chain since 2003. Although a blizzard of financial statistics does not make for the…

Tony Freeman, President, A.S. Freeman Advisors LLC 06.04.18
Contract Manufacturing | R&D & Design | Software & IT

All Supply Chain, All the Time

When we started planning this year’s April issue, it began with an in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) theme. And, indeed, with two features covering the topic this month, the “weight” of the issue certainly does slant in that direction. Ho…

Christopher Delporte, Group Editor 04.08.11
Contract Manufacturing | Materials | Testing

Supply Chain Survival: Managing GMP, FDA and an Increasingly Complex Supply Chain

Supply Chain Survival: Managing GMP, FDA and an Increasingly Complex Supply Chain

Gerard Pearce 07.24.08