An overview of the approach that Becton Dickinson, a medical device company manufacturing and marketing on a worldwide basis, is using to achieve ISO 14000 certification and also manage their EH&;S at their different facilities worldwide. The backbone or platform of the approach was the use of a Lotus Notes based computer application called SE-Pro (Safety &; Environmental Professional). The objective of this presentation is to demonstrate how:
"With some forethought, and using the power of computers and communications, a major resource drain to any worldwide initiative involving "autonomous" facilities namely, the need to "Re-Invent the Wheel" at each facility, can be minimized."
Drug Delivery Devices, Blood Collection Systems, Scalpels
Laboratory/Domestic Diagnostic Equipment &; Agents
Culture Plates &; Media, Athletic Support Bandages
$3.1 Billion Sales/1998 $1.7 Billion US
$1.4 Billion International
50 Manufacturing Sites Worldwide 50% US.
21,000 Employees Worldwide
Se-Pro is the Becton Dickinson version of the Environmental Resources Management's (ERM) Environmental Quality Management system AKA EQM. EQM was developed by ERM with Anheuser-Busch. There are currently more than 20 Fortune 500 Corporations who have implemented some form of the EQM package.
Two key differences with the Becton Dickinson system are that Safety and ISO 14000 requirements are included in the system.
In 1995, when we were customizing the EQM system to meet our needs, Groupware meant Lotus Notes. Now, although there are some other options, Lotus Notes is still the standard other systems are compared against.
Allows the input of many people simultaneously. Users can work independently and then combine their efforts so that the product is greater than the sum of the parts. Users work directly on the server or on a disconnected PC or Laptop.
Starts at the server level. All users are given an ID. Each time a user connects to the server, the server determines if they are authorized to access it. When opening a particular database, the server again checks for access authorization. Also, within each database there are seven levels of access which can be assigned, ranging from "No Access" through to "Manager" The security system also allows each individual document in the database to be "locked" to limit those who may make changes.
(Two databases reside at each site)
The site-specific database customized to the requirements of the individual site. This database is based upon a "Generic" Master database.
The Corporate Reference database is common to all sites. Each site has access to this database and can cross-link to it from their site-specific database.
The site databases remain electronically connected to the master database so that any future design changes made in the master database are distributed to each site-specific database.
