Cardinal Health Announces Supplier Quality and Partnership Awards
Cardinal Health announced winners of its supplier quality and partnership awards, celebrating suppliers serving as exemplary partners in the companys commitment to customers and patients.
The company awarded its Supplier Quality Award to B. Braun, ranking B. Braun among the best in areas including supply chain execution, responsiveness, and collaboration.
Cardinal Health also named Covidien its Global Sourcing Partner of the Year. The award recognizes suppliers that provide superior support and interaction, distinguished by their achievements in operational improvements, EDI transactions and cost savings, among other categories.
In its Category Partner of the Year Award, Cardinal Health named Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. its winner. The award recognizes extraordinary performance in the areas of customer focus, growth, operational excellence and industry. The company recognized Aspen Surgical Products for its work with Cardinal Healths Presource® products and services.
Also in the partnership awards category, Cardinal Health named Welch Allyn its Category Achievement Award winner for the companys collaboration with the Cardinal Health Critical Care team.
At Cardinal Health, we know that we have a responsibility to help shape, influence and lead positive change in the healthcare industry during a time of extraordinary change, says Mike Duffy, executive vice president of global manufacturing and supply chain at Cardinal Health. We understand that our partners across the supply chain are critical to our efforts to do that, and were glad to take the opportunity to recognize the work they do to help improve the quality of healthcare and the efficiency of the supply chain.
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