69% of Medical Device Supply Chain Executives Vote Regulatory Compliance as Biggest Security Threat

Supply chain executives from medical device manufacturers have revealed their thoughts on supply chain security threats in a global survey conducted in January/February 2012.
 
The report released in April demonstrates how these companies saw regulatory compliance as the biggest supply chain security threat.  The report also looks at the top supply chain priorities for these executives for 2012 and their supply chain visibility strategies.
 
In the 2012 Life Sciences Supply Chain – Medical Device Focus Report supply chain executives from medical device manufacturers, including Philips Healthcare, Smith & Nephew & Boston Scientific discuss what they saw as the biggest supply chain security.  69% voted regulatory compliance as number one and this was closely  followed by increased supply chain complexity (52%) and lack of overall supply chain visibility (34%).  This corresponds with telephone interviews with executives who stated that compliance challenges posed the biggest supply chain headache.
 
The report  goes on to investigate the top supply chain priorities for medical device manufacturers in 2012.  Cost control and reducing inventory were highlighted as the main focus for supply chain executives at these companies. 
 
These same trends and issues will also be discussed live at the eyefortransport Life Sciences Supply Chain Summit in Brussels on September 24-25th 2012.  Complimentary passes are available to supply chain executives who work for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers or a hospital group.   If you are interested in joining then please contact the event director Sophie Farrow (sfarrow@eft.comor +44 (0) 207 375 7587)

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