There is a growing trend towards outsourcing the production of medical devices to contract manufacturers, writes Supply Chain Brain, driven by the need to speed up the product design cycle, meet rising demand, mitigate supply chain risk, and access hard-to-find electronics engineering expertise.
British medical equipment manufacturer Smith & Nephew said recently that although most of the chip shortage is easing, medical equipment manufacturers are still affected by the shortage of chips.
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