Allergan Wins the Financial Times Global Pharmaceutical Industry Award for Innovation in Supply Chain Management; Pioneering Efforts Acknowledged.IRVINE, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Nov. 4, 1999-- Allergan, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AGN AGN Again (Amateur Radio) AGN Active Galactic Nucleus AGN Acute Glomerulonephritis AGN Accountants Global Network AGN Air Gabon (ICAO code) ) won the top award for its pioneering work in supply chain management at the Financial Times Pharmaceuticals' Global Pharmaceutical Industry Awards 1999 ceremony held at the Roosevelt Hotel
New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on November 1. Allergan won the award in the category of Innovation in Supply Chain Management, which acknowledged its establishment of best practices in supply chain management in the global pharmaceutical industry. "This is a tremendous accomplishment and great honor for Allergan," commented President and Chief Executive Officer, David E.I. Pyott. "Such an award is a testament to the innovative work and the initiative of Allergan employees to implement leading-edge management re-engineering processes. With the dedication of the European Management Team and all employees involved in this project, this prestigious award was made possible." All major multinational pharmaceutical companies were represented at the ceremony with more than 30 contenders competing in ten award categories. The entries for each award category were judged carefully by an international panel of industry experts. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the award description, judges for the Innovation in Supply Chain Management award were not just looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. evidence of cost savings, but proof of working together with partners in supply chain management and the strategic advantage achieved. In the final tally, Allergan competed against the industry's Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly for the award. Allergan won the award based upon its strong commitment to reduce costs whilst continuing to provide superior service throughout its European region, which in 1998 represented 29 percent of Allergan's worldwide revenues. In 1996 while under intense pressure to remain competitive and to provide incremental funding for new research and development projects, the region's staff decided to centralize product distribution activities, including customer order management and other streamlined inventory efficiencies, through the global software platform, SAP. Allergan was the first pharmaceutical company in Europe to implement such a system at its regional shared services center Shared Services Center is the entity responsible for the execution and the handling of specific operational tasks Accounting, human resources, payroll, IT, legal, compliance, purchasing, security. in Dublin called the Eurocentre. Earlier this year, Allergan was also nominated in the medicine category for the Computerworld Smithsonian Award for its business model using state-of-the-art information technology to streamline its operational environment and reduce processing costs. This model is now part of the permanent research collection at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History The National Museum of American History is a museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution and located in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall. It opened in 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology and adopted its current name in 1980. in Washington D.C. Allergan, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California, is a technology driven, global health care company providing eye care and specialty pharmaceutical products worldwide. Allergan develops and commercializes products in the eye care pharmaceutical, ophthalmic surgical device, over-the-counter contact lens contact lens, thin plastic lens worn between the eye and eyelid that may be used instead of eyeglasses. Actors, models, and others wear them for appearance, and athletes use them for safety and convenience. care, movement disorder, and dermatological markets that deliver value to our customers, satisfy unmet medical needs and improve patients' lives. |
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