Technology & Innovation Trends

Technology Trends

AI, connectivity, smart devices and sustainability as procurement questions rather than as headlines..

AI, connectivity, smart devices and sustainability as procurement questions rather than as headlines.

  • 26 technology trend articles
  • AI and connected equipment
  • Reuse, remanufacture and sustainability

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Connectivity and cybersecurity

Connected devices bring software support, cybersecurity and data ownership into the purchase.

Connectivity and cybersecurity

Connected devices bring software support, cybersecurity and data ownership into the purchase. Each has a cost and a contract clause, and each is easy to leave out of the business case.

Connectivity and cybersecurity: what to check

Refurbished and remanufactured devices now appear in procurement scoring, with documentation to match. The claim is only as good as the refurbishment record behind it.

Reuse and remanufacture

Refurbished and remanufactured devices now appear in procurement scoring, with documentation to match.

Reuse and remanufacture

Refurbished and remanufactured devices now appear in procurement scoring, with documentation to match. The claim is only as good as the refurbishment record behind it.

Reuse and remanufacture: what to check

Refurbished and remanufactured devices now appear in procurement scoring, with documentation to match. The claim is only as good as the refurbishment record behind it.

Four things that decide technology trends

Each one is settled before the purchase order.

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Connectivity and cybersecurity

Connected devices bring software support, cybersecurity and data ownership into the purchase.

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Reuse and remanufacture

Refurbished and remanufactured devices now appear in procurement scoring, with documentation to match.

Where to go next

Adjacent topics in this set. Each one is a hand-written guide to the same depth.

Market Reports & Forecasts

Market size, growth and outlook reports for medical equipment categories, and how to use them without over-reading them..

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Regional Markets & Trade

Regional demand, rules and trade conditions — what changes when you buy or sell across a border..

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All medical equipment guides

The full set of guides, one head term per page.

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Questions about technology trends

Connectivity and cybersecurity?
Connected devices bring software support, cybersecurity and data ownership into the purchase. Each has a cost and a contract clause, and each is easy to leave out of the business case.
Reuse and remanufacture?
Refurbished and remanufactured devices now appear in procurement scoring, with documentation to match. The claim is only as good as the refurbishment record behind it.
Market size and growth?
Growth figures describe a market, not your market. Use them to sanity-check a forecast, then replace the global number with your own case mix or territory data.
What the numbers change?
A growing category means more suppliers and faster depreciation; a consolidating one means longer lead times. Both change the buying strategy more than they change the price.
AI, connectivity and smart devices?
Connected equipment changes service, cybersecurity and data ownership. Those three have budget lines, and they are the parts of a technology decision that procurement is least prepared for.

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