Hospital linens inventory control re-engineering based on RFID

Cost-conscious businesses have focused on using radio frequency identification (RFID) systems to enhance the efficiency in the supply management/logistics process. RFIDpsilas application in hospital business processes is increasing rapidly and a number of safety-critical clinical applications have been prototyped. Unlike barcode systems, it is necessary to implement business process reengineering (BPR) with an innovative spirit on the fundamental processes before implementing RFID to achieve greater synergy. This paper presents a based-RFID business process reengineering framework. And then Tan Tock Seng Hospital, the second largest acute care general hospital in Singapore, is used as a case study to analyze and implement linens inventory control process reengineering.