Supply Chain Design Executive Summary and Presentation
I definitely think that you could use the "Analyze the pros and cons of each product in comparison to each other" to help with the section discussing the decision making criteria. You might want to look at the information in the text from last discussing design criteria etc. I think a couple of good reasons for selecting these products is they are high profile in use and what they do and they offer the possibility of a large profit margin. The end report pdf details some of this if I'm not mistakenhttps://ecampus.phoenix.edu/secure/aapd/cist/vop/Business/Riordan/docs/Operations/RMEndRpt2.pdf This also lists the issues and results of the process. I think some of the designs could not me produced and it looked like there was some confusion between operations. It also mentioned how there would be no short term return but long term profits were strong.
As far as baseline data is concerned personally I am thinking safety and regulation. These products are put inside a human body so I am sure government and health regulations are high. Also, from what I could pick up from the pdf's they were or are having troubles with the design,, something about CAD systems and the ability to manufacture the products per the specifications of the designs. I could be completely off here, but hopefully some of this will help or give some perspective at the very least. I can keep digging and will post some thoughts on what I find