Healthcare Supply Chain Management Research Paper

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Utilizing Digital Assets for Effective Supply Chain Management in Hospitals
&
Health Care Industry

By: Disha Kanojia MSEP14GLM38

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction 3
Hospital Industry Supply Chain 4
Logistics in Health care Industry 4
Supply Chain Participants 5
Information Technology in Health care 5
Chapter 2: Literature Review 5
IT and Health care Supply chain 5
RFID Applications in Healthcare 6
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) 11
Mobile Technology-Health Care Supply Chain 11
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) 13
Chapter 3: Research Methodology & Framework 15
Problem Statement 15
Objectives 16
Research Flow Chart 16
Methodology 17
Chapter 4: Bibliography 18

Chapter 1: Introduction …show more content…

Undoubtedly, the increasing possibilities of Information and communication technologies have improved and enhanced the focus of the companies. Especially the utilization of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software which have been the powerful force behind the strong emphasis of manufacturing companies to handle and control the flow of goods in an integrated manner. ERP packages are software systems which are designed to integrate automate and standardize processes within the organizations and throughout the value chains and this are achieved by collection of modules which is linked through a single database through which all the modules are draw, update and manipulate data. The benefits of the ERP systems are convincing as the managers are able to make better decisions, reduce communication costs and the firms become more unified and …show more content…

This maximises the efficiency of the management system in an organization
Level of Visibility The obligation of manual scanning at all the SC phases confines the accessibility and timeliness of information Property of non-line of sight allows the continuous monitoring of the objects
Quality Control & Recall Management As it cannot track unique items across the supply chain , it means that quality control can never be accurate Management at item level through RFID’s allows organizations to take on strict quality control practices and make recalls as and when required. Measurement of shock & temperature levels is possible to maintain quality
Security No security capabilities Always on tags provide the ability to monitor the tagged objects. As any item is misplaced in the supply chain, systems can start suitable response. Products can also be authenticated with RFID tags.
Economical

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