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BREAKTHROUGHS
ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
Software Helps OEM Reduce Inventory, Improve Supplier Performance
The i-Supply platform enabled Stryker to share real-time forecast and consumption-rate data with suppliers
FOCUS ON EQUIPMENT
OUTSOURCING OUTLOOK
REGIONAL FOCUS: NEW JERSEY
Garden State Boasts Fertile Ground for Medtech Industry
Shana Leonard
A concentration of pharmaceutical manufacturers has created a life sciences–friendly environment in New Jersey for medical device companies
SPECIAL FEATURE: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Materials Research Gets Under the Skin
Stephanie Steward
Scientists push biocompatible materials to interact with their surroundings in intelligent ways
