Question

What are some of Biomarin's Supplier quality practices? how about the methodology used for outsourcing of services? please include sources.

Answer 1

BioMarin's supply chain quality practices are as follows:

1. They commit to avoid human right violations by educating employees and suppliers on the critical topic of child labor, human trafficking, and slavery.
2. They do not focus low-cost country sourcing.
3. They are focussed on quality and risk adherence.
4. The 99% of their material is sourced from tier 1 countries.
5. The sourcing from Tier 2 countries namely China and Switzerland is closely monitored for the production process, the employee training and caliber is also monitored.
6. Regular compliance audits are conducted by direct material suppliers and service providers to ensure theirs following the applicable laws.
7. The internal team is trained and involved in auditing suppliers process, their adherence to law and are also being trained to review labor practices.
8. They do not work with tier 3 countries.
9. They do not achieve competitive advantages by following illegal or unethical practices.

The methodology used for outsourcing of services is as follows:

1. They source 99% of material and services from tier 1 countries as defined as per US Department of trafficking list
2. They will not source from the list as per US Department of Labor list of goods produced by child labor and forced labor (2010).
3. The tier two countries like China and Switzerland are closely monitored for adherence to processes and labor laws.
4. The company is committed to high standards of ethical behavior and adherence to the laws.
5. They conduct regular audits done by their employees and regular training programs of suppliers and employees are conducted to increase awareness of ethical issues of child labor, human trafficking.
6. Regular training of supply chain personnel and supplier quality personnel is repeated and documented at regular intervals.
7. The suppliers are reviewed and audited by their trained employees. The audits are scheduled in advance and documented for deviations.

To sum it up BioMarin is committed to following ethical processes and adherence to legal standards. They also ensure compliances by regular training of employees and suppliers quality personnel.