What You Will Learn:

• Decide whether to outsource, or not to outsource
• Evaluate the comparative costs and benefits of in-house vs outsourcing
• Select and evaluate vendors
• Sort through the advantages and disadvantages of domestic vs. overseas outsourcing
• Avoid common pitfalls
• Deal with intellectual property and contract issues
• Address management and control issues
• Coordinate in-house and outsourced functions
• Manage the risk of single-source vendors or materials shortages
• Audit suppliers, how and how much
• Change suppliers and terminate relationships

Expert Faculty:

Hear expert speakers discuss these issues, then collaborate with your industry peers in interactive, problem-solving activities:

• Randall Barko, President & CEO, NYPRO, Inc.
• Bruce Kornerup, Material Group Manager, Group Procurement, Siemens Medical Solutions USA
• Robert Thatcher, TriVirix
• Michael Viscido, Associate Director, Corporate Quality, Siemens Medical Solutions USA
• Chris White, Morgan Lewis
• Amy Walters, VP of Clinical, Quality, and Regulatory Affairs, Micro Therapeutics, Inc.