title: Strategic drivers of contract manufacturing: Part II, The practice.
abstract: Forty medical device companies have been surveyed to find out their attitudes, practices and expectations when working with contract manufacturers. This article reports on the findings and their plans for outsourcing in the future.
authors.affiliation: gtomlinson@prtm.com
authors.forename: Geoff
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tomlinson
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Geimer
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003132:Commerce; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003625:Data Collection; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005060:Europe; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D020416:Outsourced Services / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011786:Quality Control; D014481:United States