Last year, the global pandemic impacted procurement heavily, highlighting just how susceptible the medical device supply chain is to disruption. When the virus first hit in March, factory shutdowns meant that many lead times for components and raw materials doubled or tripled from weeks into months almost overnight.
“Pre-Covid, any delays or disruptions were related to maybe machine issues or personnel issues and probably extenuating to the matter of days, not weeks,” says John Corsten, Custom Wire Technologies (CWT) sales manager. “It’s not necessarily what we’re seeing in the current landscape.”
