News | November 16, 2009

AMR Research Ranks Healthcare Companies On Supply Chain Innovation In 2009 Healthcare Top 25

Johnson & Johnson, Sisters of Mercy, Cardinal Health, Owens & Minor, and McKesson Top the List

Boston, MA /PRNewswire/ -- AMR Research, the leading research firm focused on the global supply chain and its supporting technologies, today released its Healthcare Top 25, which ranks companies that have best demonstrated leadership in building supply chain excellence and innovation that drives significant business results.

Healthcare in the United States is at a historic turning point, with significant changes ahead. It is widely accepted that healthcare spending is on an unsustainable path at 16% of GDP, the second highest percentage among United Nations member countries. Supply chain leadership and best practices can play a major role in helping to transform the industry and in guiding U.S. healthcare towards its ultimate goal of delivering high quality patient care at optimal economic cost.

"The healthcare industry's attitude towards supply chain innovation is changing," said Hussain Mooraj, vice president of AMR Research's healthcare practice. "Supply chain is gaining recognition as a key enabler of the core mission in healthcare organizations: the delivery of high-quality care to the patient at the optimal economic cost."

The AMR Research Healthcare Top 25 for 2009 is:

Johnson & Johnson
Sisters of Mercy
Cardinal Health
Owens & Minor
McKesson
CVS Caremark
Abbott
Novartis
BD (Becton, Dickinson)
Wyeth
GlaxoSmithKline
AstraZeneca
AmerisourceBergen
Walgreens
Covidien
Cleveland Clinic
Merck
Genentech
Alcon Laboratories
Medtronic
Boston Scientific
BJC HealthCare
Roche
Amgen
Mayo Clinic

The AMR Research Healthcare Top 25 identifies those healthcare companies that have best embraced the concept of demand-driven supply chains. The companies were ranked based on financial metrics (return on assets and inventory turns) and peer and analyst opinion of each company's operational efficiency.

Please visit www.amrresearch.com for a copy of the 2009 AMR Research Healthcare Top 25. If you are a member of the media and are interested in learning more about the report, please contact amrresearch@famapr.com.

About AMR Research:
AMR Research is the world's leading independent research firm focused on the global supply chain and its supporting technologies. Founded in 1986 and privately held, AMR Research provides subscription advisory services and peer networking opportunities to supply chain, sustainability, and IT executives in the consumer products, life sciences, manufacturing, and retail sectors. To learn more the company's research and services, visit www.amrresearch.com.

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