Healthcare distributor tops supply chain rankings
Owens & Minor, the US distributor of healthcare products, has come in the Gartner healthcare supply chain Top 25 ahead of pharmaceutical giants such as Johnson & Johnson and Novartis.
Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2010
1 Owens & Minor
2 Johnson & Johnson
3 Sisters of Mercy Health System
4 Cardinal Health
5 Novartis
6 Becton, Dickinson and Company
7 Intermountain Healthcare
8 Mayo Clinic
9 McKesson
10 GlaxoSmithKline
11 Abbott
12 CVS Caremark
13 AmerisourceBergen
14 BJC HealthCare
15 Walgreens
16 BostonScientific
17 AstraZeneca
18 Eli Lilly
19 Pfizer
20 Fresenius Medical Care North America
21 Endo Pharmaceuticals
22 Amgen
23 Geisinger Health System
24 Alcon
25 Bristol-Myers Squibb
Source: Gartner
Wayne McDonnell, research director at Gartner, said: “Two themes emerged from our review of this year’s Top 25: The time has come for value chain intermediaries to lead the extension of best practices across the value chain, and several health systems are illuminating a path to supply chain excellence for all value chain organisation to follow.”
Gartner said that Owens & Minor headed the table as a result of its solid financial performance and respect from value chain peers.
“The company is recognise for its work as an effective supply chain partner by manufacturers and hospitals alike. It is managing ‘self-distribution’ for a few health systems’ consolidated service centres and has bolstered its value-added services to hospitals in recent years. Also, Owens & Minor continues to grow its HealthCare Logistics business unit, providing warehouse and logistics capabilities for life sciences manufacturers looking for capacity or exceptional service to hospital customers.”