Change Management and S&OP
Some years ago, I spoke with a gentleman from Ford Motor Company’s Lean Supplier Institute whose job it was to...
Sep 30 2010,
FDA Clears Artificial Intelligence Software for Wrist Fractures
A Supply Chain Manager’s Guide to Strategic Purchasing, OR How to be on top of things instead of having things on top of you!
Do your Supply Chain Management processes provide competitive advantage for your business?...
Sep 30 2010,
Design Controls: Design Verification and Validation
This editorial is the fifth in a series of six articles focused upon the design controls process from a standpoint...
Sep 30 2010,
Generation (Hire) ME
You are extremely lucky that this publication found out I was available for a writing project and that I am...
Sep 30 2010,
Injectable Hydrogel-based Medical Devices: “There’s always room for Jell-O”
Rigid materials have been very successful in total hip and knee replacements, in which the general strategy has been to...
Sep 30 2010,
Truth or Myth: Does an International Patent Exist?
Almost every inventor has asked, “Can I get an international patent?” The simple answer is, no. Let’s be clear, there is...
Sep 30 2010,
Industry’s New Customer: Hospital + Surgeon
Device companies are well positioned to play not just a role in technology, but also a pivotal part in the...
Sep 30 2010,
Summary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Dear Reader, I attempted to read all 234,812 words of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (By comparison, Harry Potter...
Jun 30 2010,
Forrest R. Whittaker, Chief Executive Officer, Avalign Technologies, Inc.
Forrest Whittaker was named Chief Executive Officer of Avalign Technologies, Inc., in January 2007. His company-wide responsibility covers the four...
Jun 30 2010,
The Coming Tide of Comparative Effectiveness: Tsunami or Wave of Opportunity?
Understanding and measuring your comparative advantages are the best ways to ensure that your company rises with the coming tide....
Jun 30 2010,
Design Controls: Design Review
This is the fourth in a series of articles focused on the design controls process from a standpoint of business...
Jun 30 2010,
Pssst…It’s a Secret…Don’t tell anyone!!!
Remember back to your youth when keeping secrets was an everyday occurrence? Sometimes it was between classmates or siblings, and...
Jun 30 2010,
Enter 2010 and Leave Fear Behind
All told, 2010 will probably settle in at growth in most segments in upper single digit levels, with spine and...
Mar 31 2010,
Design Controls: Inputs and Outputs in Synergy
This is the third in a series of articles focused on the design controls process from a standpoint of business...
Mar 31 2010,
Filing a Provisional Patent Application – Applicant Beware
The world changed as we knew it on June 8, 1995, when the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”)...
Mar 31 2010,