Becton Dickinson (BD)

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Becton Dickinson is the first company we have been introduced to, the presentation has been done by Jerôme Monnot, a French representative of the organization that moved to the US a while ago to work for Becton Dickinson. It was impressive for us to welcome him at the University, because all of us almost have the same project he had. We are French students, currently living and studying abroad and most of us want to stay abroad to find a job and create our professional career plan from this.

Jerome Monnot has an impressive curriculum. He graduated from a French business school as we are doing right now. He thus chose to pursue its studies with a Supply Chain Management specialization in the South of France by graduating with a Master. He found his first job among Ernst & Young, Cap Gemini, as a Manufacturing & Supply Chain consultant, for a year. Then he chose to work for Moulinex, which is a French household electrical company. He was asked to implement a new ERP system (Enterprise Resources Planning) for their 9 plants all over the country. He stayed in this company for less than a year, moving a lot due to Moulinex requirements and needs, he had to go to Caen or in Ireland to implement some new systems in the company's new plant.

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[...] They try to improve people lives especially to their supply chain, the way they manufacture and sell their medical devices. The strategy of the company is principally based on the sustainable development. Thanks to the quality of their management and the way they consider the supply chain, they are finally the leader of the market in the medical devices sector. [...]

[...] One the suppliers have been chosen, they send the totality of raw materials to the manufacturers, who put the components together. The principle of the company is that it is based on a process inventory, which signifies that some of the items are currently in an intermediate processing stage, to become finished products and to be delivered to the factories. The products are then distributed all over the world. Finally, we can say now that we are aware of Becton Dickinson and what the company does for the industry. [...]

[...] From there to 2000, the company kept innovating its products thanks to the big investments and their Research & Development department. The company made the acquisition of several research centers, such as the one in the North Carolina, to help BD to meet the Environmental Protection Agency requirements. This kind of acquisitions helped Becton Dickinson to have better supply chain process and to create new innovative products. The company had been able to development various segments and departments thanks to all the acquisitions it made earlier, like the one of Beaver Blade Company. [...]

[...] The most important thing among the company is to be the leader in infectious disease diagnostic, testing and analysis. It is focused on improving health outcomes and give quality laboratory system productivity. BD Medical BD Medical, the last segment of the company, makes the most important part of return on investment. The segment had last year a turnover of $ billion. Usually, this unit provides refillables devices, perfusions, diabetes flush etc. The segment is also the leader in innovation injection. [...]

[...] As a matter of fact, Becton Dickinson has been rewarded three years ago for its efficient supply chain. Jerome Monnot was the accurate person to explain us the Supply Chain of the company, since he is the Supply Chain Director of Becton Dickison. The Supply Chain management is the integration of key business processes concerning the materials used from raw material suppliers, to the purchase by the final customer. The supply chain is also referred to as the logistic network. [...]