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Sourcing Medical Devices in Asia 2010

By Ames Gross

Published by Pacific Bridge Medical

January 2010

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Overview:

Sourcing manufactured goods in Asia has become common as more and more companies take advantage of the lower overhead, lower labor costs, and increasing technical capabilities available in Asia. Medical device companies can buy and manufacture a wide array of components and medical devices from Asia at significantly lower cost and relatively high quality.

This report helps medical device manufacturers and distributors better understand how to source from Asia. The report covers topics such as how to identify manufacturers, how to perform due diligence, what to look for during factory visits, contract negotiations, regulatory requirements, logistics, quality control, and other issues related to the sourcing equation. This report will also offer advice on how to avoid and troubleshoot problems and pitfalls that may arise in the course of the sourcing process, as well as includes information about insurance, payment arrangements, freight forwarding, and customs.

In addition, we have included Microsoft Excel spreadsheet templates on CD-ROM with this report that will facilitate your transportation and shipping decisions when dealing with multiple SKUs being shipped in one container. The templates allow you to create your own configurations to determine the optimal number of units/shippers of each SKU to fill a container. After you input the number of shippers of the first SKU, the template will calculate how much space remains in the container to load other SKUs. It will also calculate freight costs for both air and ocean shipments for the various configurations.

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This report is 58 pages + an 18-page appendix + CD-ROM.

Fully updated for 2010.

The 2010 Sourcing report is 76 pages. Significant changes were made in Section IV (Growing Asian Markets for Sourcing or Manufacturing Medical Devices). This section contains current investment incentives, detailed special economic zone information and recent developments in these areas. Other updated sections include: Section III, V, IX and the entire Appendix, which contains 2010 trade show dates and locations.

Also contains information on:

  • Technology transfer
  • Sterilization issues
  • IP protection strategies
  • Major trade shows throughout Asia
  • Investment incentives
  • Illegal practices and how to deal with them
  • Recent medical device sourcing activity in Asia
  • Important government bodies in Asia (product registration, trade and investment promotion)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. WHY OUTSOURCE TO ASIA?
  3. ASIAN MEDICAL MARKET STATISTICS
  4. GROWING ASIAN MARKETS FOR SOURCING OR MANUFACTURING MEDICAL DEVICES
  5. MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANIES THAT HAVE OUTSOURCED IN ASIA
  6. THE SOURCING PROCESS: GETTING STARTED
    1. Manufacturer Search
    2. Qualification
    3. Factory Visits
  7. CONTRACTS
    1. Price and Quantity
    2. Product
    3. Defective Goods
    4. Payment Terms
    5. Confidential Information
    6. Choice of Law
    7. Dispute Clauses
    8. Technology Transfer
    9. Sample Contract
  8. PURCHASE ORDERS
  9. QUALITY CONTROL
  • APPENDIX A: Websites for Manufacturer Searches
  • APPENDIX B: Selected Contract Sterilization Companies
  • APPENDIX C: Selected Freight Forwarding Companies
  • APPENDIX D: Medical Device-Related Trade Shows in Asia
  • APPENDIX E: Government Bodies
  • APPENDIX F: Selected Trade Associations
  • APPENDIX G: Spreadsheet Templates

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