Three Spine Companies Implement New Manufacturing Strategies
Alphatec Spine, Globus Medical and NuVasive, the three largest pure-play spine companies, announced revised manufacturing strategies during 2Q15 earnings calls....
Sep 09 2015,
Companies
NASS Preparation: Suppliers to Meet on the Exhibit Floor
Of the 321 exhibitors at this year’s NASS Annual Meeting, 21 are suppliers and service providers listed in the ORTHOWORLD/BONEZONE...
Sep 09 2015,
OEMs Weigh in on Managing Supplier Quality
OEMs tackled the topic of supplier quality during a panel discussion, including supplier approval, development and priorities....
Aug 12 2015,
Smith & Nephew’s Syncera Focuses on Organization of OR Instruments
Smith & Nephew’s Syncera business unit acquired two assets from S2 Interactive, a surgical software development company, to offer customers...
Aug 11 2015,
Zimmer Closes Biomet Acquisition
Zimmer has completed its acquisition of Biomet to form the world's second-largest orthopaedic device company, with estimated market...
Jun 24 2015,
Globus Medical Completes Acquisition of Supplier Branch Medical
The spine company, which currently uses Branch to manufacture about a quarter of its products, plans to boost that number...
Jun 09 2015,
Successful Purchasing Strategies Consider More than Price
Proactive purchasing leaders understand the vision for the business, and manage supply chains to drive it to completion....
Apr 08 2015,
Suppliers Consolidate in Response to OEM M&A Activity
Suppliers in the orthopaedic industry are feeling the effects of consolidation at the OEM level....
Mar 04 2015,
The “Cost to Serve” Customer Fulfillment
Manufacturers can gain critical insight on customer and product profitability when “cost to serve” activities are measured and assigned....
Aug 05 2014,
Greater Memphis Medical Device Council Forms to Support Industry Health
Seventeen medical device manufacturers have formed the GMMDC to address issues critical to the local medical device industry. GMMDC will...
Jul 22 2014,
Six Ways to Prevent Supplier Quality Problems
The root cause of defective product from suppliers is often inadequacies of your own supplier controls. The methods described in...
Jun 03 2014,
Consolidation Continues as Zimmer Intends to Acquire Biomet
Zimmer announced its intention to acquire Biomet for $13.35 billion. With combined revenue of $7.8 billion for the calendar year...
May 07 2014,
Increase Lean Manufacturing Improvements through Business Plan Deployment
Most companies may be satisfied with continuing to utilize the lean principles that they have implemented and, through continuous improvement,...
Apr 09 2014,
Metal Craft Enters New Growth Phase
With the second generation of leadership at the helm, Metal Craft is striving to maintain the family business values it...
Mar 07 2014,
Labor Hours or Machine Hours: Which is Preferable?
A manufacturer that fails to segregate indirect and support costs driven by the operation of equipment from those driven by...
Dec 11 2013,