Case Study: Product Risk Assessment :The Scientist [2006-11-01]


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Case Study: Product Risk Assessment CHALLENGE: The client had an opportunity to supply component parts for an implantable device. Senior executives rejected the op-portunity, nervous that the situation was too similar to a previous problem: A part they had manufactured was used in another type of implant that ended up causing infections. The implant manufacturer was sued, and our client was also named in the lawsuits. The