The medtech distribution problem nobody puts in a slide

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Every regulated distribution network has a version of this sentence in its playbook: 'we move carefully because the product demands it.' True, and also the sentence most likely to be hiding an operating model that hasn't been re-tested in years.

The diagnostic question worth asking isn't 'are we compliant' — it's 'which of our controls are actually protecting patients, and which are protecting the org chart.'