MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY & PHARMA
In medical technology and pharma, availability and quality requirements must align. We help procurement and supply chain teams identify critical supplier relationships and coordinate prevention with quality management and business teams.
Discuss your starting pointExample steps for an alternative source. Qualification and approvals depend on the product and its requirements.
WHAT MATTERS
Changing suppliers often involves more than price and lead time. Depending on the product, specifications, qualification and approvals must be considered. Investigating alternatives only once a shortage occurs leaves less room to act.
We therefore connect procurement's perspective with quality management, production and the relevant specialist functions. The focus is on which supplier relationships need particular attention and which steps can be prepared in advance. The project scope accounts for differences between medical technology and pharma.
OUR CONSULTING
We start where your team needs support. We agree a scope that fits your goals, existing foundations and available capacity.
Together, we assess the importance of selected materials, components or external services to your products and processes. We consider availability, substitutability and potential disruption impacts, identifying where deeper analysis is worthwhile.
Assess critical dependenciesWe align criteria and information flows between procurement and quality management. Existing findings from assessments, deviations and supplier discussions are brought together, making it easier to prioritise actions jointly.
Develop suppliers systematicallyWe structure the planning of potential alternatives with the responsible teams. Prerequisites for qualification, testing and approvals are considered alongside the time required. You receive an action plan that reflects the actual implementation steps.
See our consulting approachFor selected critical supplier relationships, we examine known upstream dependencies. We record open information questions, agreed actions and responsibilities to support regular reviews and preparation for potential disruptions.
Examine upstream suppliersYOUR BENEFITS
An agreed view of critical supplier relationships across procurement and quality management.
A plan with prerequisites to assess, tasks and responsibilities.
A working basis for your team to regularly track open points and progress.
A critical material group or product area is a suitable starting point. We review the information available and agree with procurement and quality management which questions to address first.
Alongside procurement and supply chain, quality management and the relevant product or production owners are particularly important. Depending on the question, we involve other functions such as Regulatory Affairs.
Yes. We tailor criteria, data and processes to your products and internal requirements. Qualification and approval decisions are made by your responsible specialist functions and are reflected in action planning.
LET'S TALK
Let's discuss which supplier relationships to examine first and how procurement and quality management can work together.