BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced that its Urology and Critical Care (UCC) and Surgery business units are the first in the medical technology industry to achieve a diamond-level rating for all seven supply chain resilience domains of the Healthcare Industry Resilience Collaborative's (HIRC) Resiliency Badging program.
"Achieving HIRC's Diamond Status Resiliency Badge recognizes BD's commitment to building a resilient end-to-end supply chain across multiple product categories and our relentless pursuit of process excellence and continuous improvement," said Tony Ezell, executive vice president and president of the Americas region for BD. "Hundreds of millions of patients depend on BD, and this recognition is a testament to the work our team does every day to ensure products arrive on time and in the right quantities."
HIRC is a non-profit health care supply chain trade association founded in 2019 by a group of health care systems and trading partners focused on increasing transparency and resiliency. The Resiliency Badge Program includes a rigorous audit to assess supply chain resiliency, ensuring alignment with HIRC's standards for supply continuity, risk mitigation and operational efficiency. After completing a comprehensive audit, HIRC recognized BD for differentiated resiliency in all domain areas for its Surgery and UCC businesses, including demand planning, supplier management, inventory management, logistics, supply chain visibility, risk management and continency planning, and operational health.
BD was one of the first companies recognized by HIRC after receiving the Transparency Partner Badge in 2023. This diamond-level distinction builds on that recognition and demonstrates BD's ongoing investment in its supply chain and manufacturing operations, including increasing safety stock and capacity to allow greater flexibility for the most critical products and improving order management interfaces so customers have real-time insights into supply and deliveries.
