PrintOverview:
Sourcing manufactured goods in Asia has become common as more companies
take advantage of the lower overheads, 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 costs and relatively high quality.
This report helps medical device manufacturers and distributors to better understand sourcing from Asia. The report contains guidelines on identifying manufacturers, performing due diligence, contract negotiations, regulatory requirements, logistics, quality control, and other issues related to the sourcing equation. This report also offers advice on how to avoid and troubleshoot problems and pitfalls that may arise in the sourcing process, as well as information about insurance, payment arrangements, freight forwarding, and customs.
In addition, this report includes a CD-ROM which contains user-friendly logistics spreadsheet templates in Microsoft Excel. These templates 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 of each SKU to fill a container. Once the number of units of the first SKU is imputed, the template will calculate the remaining space in the container to load other SKUs. It will also calculate freight costs for both air and ocean shipments for the various configurations.
This report has 60 pages + a 23-page appendix + CD-ROM.
Updates for 2011 include:
• Latest Asian government initiatives to promote foreign investment
in medical equipment manufacturing.
• A new listing of 26 medical zones and biotechnology parks in Asia
for foreign companies to establish medical sourcing/manufacturing facilities.
• List of new 2011-2012 Asian trade shows in medical devices.
Also contains information on:
• Technology transfer
• Sterilization issues
• IP protection strategies
• 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:
I. Introduction
II. Why Outsource To Asia?
III. Asian Medical Market Statistics
IV. Growing Asian Markets for Sourcing or Manufacturing Medical Devices
V. Medical Device Companies That Have Outsourced in Asia
VI. The Sourcing Process: Getting Started
A. Identifying Manufacturers
B. Initial Investigation
C. Qualifying the Manufacturer
D. Factory Visits
VII. Contracts
A. Price and Quantity
B. Product
C. Defective Goods
D. Payment Terms
E. Confidential Information
F. Choice of Law
G. Dispute Clauses
H. Technology Transfer
I. Sample Contract
VIII. Purchase Orders
IX. Quality Control
X. Other Issues
A. US Importation Document
B. Terms of Sale
C. Freight Forwarders and Shipping
D. Insurance
E. Customs Issues
F. US FDA Regulations for Importing Medical Devices
G. Asian Business Culture
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: Bio Medical Development Zones In Asia
Appendix H: Spreadsheet Templates
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Price: $750
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