A Look Inside Managing Supply Chain Risk in the Medical Device Industry While some of us in the medtech industry may dream of a day when “supply chain risk” is not top of mind, that day is not here yet. Ongoing supply chain disruption and continued global inflation are exerting continuing pressure on…
Strengthening Your Sterilization Strategy to Minimize Disruptions For four years now, medical device manufacturers have had to navigate significant and ongoing disruptions to device sterilization. Concerns over the harmful effects of ethylene oxide emissions shuttered facilities in late 2019. Suddenly, significantly reduced capacity upended production and sent OEMs scrambling for an alternative sterilization…
Four Advantages of Centralizing Supply Chain Management A Game-Changer for Medical Device Manufacturers Material shortages, shipping delays, forecasting difficulties, labor shortages, and regulatory compliance challenges. The supply chain disruptions and pressures of the last three years have certainly rattled medical device manufacturers and their partners. With lead times in some cases as long…
The Benefits of Outsourcing Medical Device Product Testing As a medical device manufacturer, you know that every product you bring to market must meet rigorous testing standards to ensure patient safety. Product and packaging testing can be time-consuming, though, and require specialized knowledge, equipment, and resources. With increased regulatory and product complexity, it…
Implementing the Three Cs for a More Efficient Supply Chain In today’s dynamic and disrupted orthopedic market, the adage ‘time is money’ couldn’t ring truer. As the industry races to keep pace with demand, every second counts—in product launches and for ongoing production. It’s not just the clock, however, that poses a challenge;…
The Three C’s of Supply Chain Success Like our human bodies, the medtech supply chain needs predictable, uninterrupted inflow of materials and steady-state internal processes to function—with the end result the production of lifesaving products on a regular schedule. It’s an ideal scenario, but the challenges and interruptions of the last few years…
Millstone Announces Launch of Millstone Testing Services Millstone Medical Outsourcing is excited to announce the launch of Millstone Testing Services, its new division offering a comprehensive range of product, packaging, and environmental testing for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. On November 14, Millstone acquired two leading testing organizations, MycoScience and Ethide Laboratories.…
Industry Q&A: Six Questions on Quality Critical Inspection Quality: it’s essential to ensuring that the products that bear your name live up to it. Even more importantly, when you’re in medical manufacturing, quality is about upholding patient safety—and delivering on your promise to the patient. This is why everything we do at Millstone…
Industry Q&A: Solving Supply Chain Pressures with Reverse Logistics We’re living through the Great Supply Chain Reckoning as orthopedics firms grapple with material availability, shortages, and shipping delays worldwide. For OEMs of all sizes, disruption continues to dominate the outlook through the end of 2021 and well into next year. As we look…
Industry Q&A: Five Questions on 2022 Trends and System Integration Services In the perpetual quest for increased efficiency, visibility, and business performance, medtech OEMs are turning to better tools to help them master today’s market. This is especially important given the market’s rapid changes. As we look to 2022, Millstone is sharing industry…