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Case
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Reference no. 9-603-081
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Robert S Huckman (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2002
Version: 12 August 2003
Length: 25 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Prototypes; Manufacturing; Outsourcing; Customization; Supply chain management; Product development
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Abstract

Considers the issues facing Richard Effress, MedSource's chairman and CEO, as the firm approaches the Precision Cut project - the first test of MedSource's capabilities as an integrated, contract manufacturer in the medical device industry. MedSource Technologies was formed in 1999 by the simultaneous acquisitions of seven component manufacturing companies serving original equipment manufacturers in the medical device industry. The firm's model of integrated manufacturing aimed to leverage its expertise in manufacturing to become a single-source supplier of customized services in product design and development, rapid prototyping, component manufacturing, device assembly, and supply chain management.
Location:
United States
Size:
USD150 million revenues, 1,300 employees
Other setting(s):
2001
Teaching note
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Reference no. 5-605-014
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Robert S Huckman (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2003
Version: 5 April 2005
Length: 21 pages
Data source: Field research
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Reference no. 9-613-P02
Portuguese language
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Robert S Huckman (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2013
Version: 12 August 2003
Revision date: 3-May-2019
Length: 25 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Prototypes; Manufacturing; Outsourcing; Customization; Supply chain management; Product development
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Abstract

Considers the issues facing Richard Effress, MedSource's chairman and CEO, as the firm approaches the Precision Cut project - the first test of MedSource's capabilities as an integrated, contract manufacturer in the medical device industry. MedSource Technologies was formed in 1999 by the simultaneous acquisitions of seven component manufacturing companies serving original equipment manufacturers in the medical device industry. The firm's model of integrated manufacturing aimed to leverage its expertise in manufacturing to become a single-source supplier of customized services in product design and development, rapid prototyping, component manufacturing, device assembly, and supply chain management.

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Location:
United States
Size:
USD150 million revenues, 1,300 employees
Other setting(s):
2001

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Teaching note
-
Reference no. 5-605-014
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Robert S Huckman (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2003
Version: 5 April 2005
Length: 21 pages
Data source: Field research
View full details
Case
-
Reference no. 9-613-P02
Portuguese language
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: Robert S Huckman (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2013
Version: 12 August 2003
Revision date: 3-May-2019
Length: 25 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Prototypes; Manufacturing; Outsourcing; Customization; Supply chain management; Product development
View full details