Becton, Dickinson and Company Recognized by Leading Analyst Firm for Healthcare Sourcing Excellence

BravoSolution Customer Listed in Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2010

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), using healthcare sourcing and supplier performance management solutions from BravoSolution, has been named to the Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2010 by Gartner Inc. Gartner’s Healthcare Top-25, in its second year, recognizes companies that excel in driving costs out of the supply chain and improving patient care.

“Becton, Dickinson and Company has taken supply chain visibility, cost cutting and efficiency to a new level”

“Becton, Dickinson and Company has taken supply chain visibility, cost cutting and efficiency to a new level,” said Tom Pellescki, Vice President U.S. Consulting at BravoSolution. “Gartner’s recognition amplifies the business-changing success their supply chain team produced in 2010.”

A customer since 2003, BD utilizes BravoSolution’s XE Negotiation Manager and high-definition sourcing solutions to improve supply chain efficiency and visibility. Through BravoSolution’s tools and healthcare sourcing expertise, BD achieves additional negotiated savings from online auctions and eRFx events and facilitates increased savings in its transportation and logistics networks.

BravoSolution, the spend analysis company, provides the tools and expertise procurement executives need to save money and improve profitability. BravoSolution offers innovative tools for every aspect of the global supply chain, including eSourcing, supplier performance management and high-definition sourcing. For more information on BravoSolution’s healthcare sourcing solutions, visit BravoSolution.com.

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Your company spends money across multiple categories of items and in many different ways. As procurement professionals, you are accountable for delivering demonstrable improvements to your company's financial performance. To achieve your performance goals, your entire team - sourcing, vendor, contract, and production managers - needs to work together to determine the best way to manage every single category to maximize its contribution to your company’s bottom line.

Analysts have seen that the right blend of skills, process, and technology improves a company's financial performance by 30 cents on every dollar spent. In their search for a partner that can help them achieve this level of excellence, companies turn to BravoSolution.