Learning by Pervasive Gaming

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been considered the “next revolution in supply chain management” (Srivastava, 2004, p. 60). Current research and development related to RFID focuses on the manufacturing and retail sectors with the aim of improving supply chain efficiency. After the manufacturing and retail sectors, health care is considered to be the next sector for RFID (Ericson, 2004). RFID technology’s potential to improve asset management in the health sector is considerable, especially with respect to asset management optimization. In fact, health expenses have increased substantially in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries in recent years. In Canada, the public health budget amounted to $91.4 billion (CAD) for the year 2005–2006 compared to $79.9 billion in 2003–2004 (CIHI, 2005). Moreover, the health care industry has been the focus of intense public policy attention. In order to curb this upward trend, the public heath sector in Canada is subject to strict budget constraints. Among the different alternatives for reducing expenditures, the improvement of asset management within the different health institutions appears to be worthwhile. RFID technology seems to be a viable alternative to help hospitals effectively manage and locate medical equipment and other assets, track files, capture charges, detect and deter counterfeit products, and maintain and manage materials. In other words, health care organizations would benefit particularly from RFID applications. The main objective of this study is to investigate the potential for RFID technology within one specific supply chain in the health care sector. Based on a field study conducted in a large nonprofit hospital, this article tests some scenarios for integrating RFID technology in the context of two warehousing activities.

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Etiquetas inteligentes na administração pública: análise da viabilidade no controle patrimonial da UNIVASF

ForScience ◽

10.29069/forscience.2019v7n2.e661 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Cátia Valéria Dos Santos Passos Brito ◽

Welson Barbosa Dos Santos ◽

Cristiane Xavier Galhardo ◽

Vivianni Marques Leite dos Santos

Keyword(s):

Radio Frequency ◽

Public Administration ◽

Radio Frequency Identification ◽

Asset Management ◽

Document Analysis ◽

Identification System ◽

Rfid Technology ◽

The Public ◽

Frequency Identification ◽

The Cost

A realização de um inventário não é uma tarefa fácil, principalmente em universidades federais, que possuem muitos bens permanentes. A gestão patrimonial é realizada através de procedimentos de identificação, tombamento, localização, contagem, preservação e desfazimento de bens. Devido a grande quantidade de informações e necessidade de segurança, confiabilidade e celeridade nos processos, deve-se buscar alternativas para melhorar a gestão, reduzir índices de não conformidades e aprimorar o planejamento de compras. O sistema RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification), por exemplo, funciona por meio da comunicação via radiofrequência, com uso de um chip passivo inserido em etiqueta inteligente. Dessa forma, o objetivo deste artigo é analisar a viabilidade do uso da tecnologia RFID para o aperfeiçoamento da gestão patrimonial na Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco - Univasf por meio do levantamento de suas vantagens, desvantagens e custos para implantação. Para isto, são realizadas pesquisas em periódicos e bases de patentes, além da realização de entrevistas e análise documental. Entre os principais resultados, constata-se que o processo de gerenciamento de bens da Univasf é realizado de forma manual e desgastante para servidores membros de comissão, para a qual são convocados sem consulta prévia, verificando-se ainda que os prazos são, comumente, ultrapassados. Por outro lado, o custo para implantação do sistema RFID para controle do número atual de bens da Univasf corresponde a apenas 0,78% do valor alocado para as ações orçamentárias referentes às despesas correntes e investimentos, constituindo fatores favoráveis a sua aquisição pela Instituição.Palavras-chave: Radiofrequência. Gestão patrimonial. Universidades públicas. Internet das coisas. Smart tags in the public administration: feasibility analysis in thepatrimonial control of the UNIVASFAbstractThe construction of an inventory is not an easy task, especially at federal universities, which have many permanent assets. The patrimonial management is carried through procedures of identification, tipping, localization, counting, preservation and undoing of assets. Due to the large amount of information and the need for security, reliability and speed in the processes, alternatives should be sought to improve management, reduce nonconformity rates, and improve procurement planning. The RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system, for example, works by means of radio frequency communication, using a passive chip inserted in a smart tag. Thus, the objective of this paper is to analyze the feasibility of using RFID technology to improve asset management at the Federal University of Vale do São Francisco -Univasf by surveying its advantages, disadvantages and costs for implementation. For this, research is carried out in journals and patent bases, as well as interviews and document analysis. Among the main results, it can be seen that Univasf's asset management process is carried out manually and exhausting for commission member servers, to which they are summoned without prior consultation, and it is also verified that the deadlines are commonly outdated. On the other hand, the cost of implementing the RFID system to control Univasf's current number of assets corresponds to only 0.78% of the amount allocated to budget actions related to current expenses and investments, constituting favorable factors for their acquisition by the Institution.Keywords: Radiofrequency. Patrimonial Management. Public universities. Internet of things.

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Investigating Walk Pressure Pattern Monitoring on Supply Chain Product-Related Injuries

International Supply Chain Technology Journal ◽

10.20545/isctj.v3i08.111 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (08) ◽

Author(s):

Raghavendra Kumar Punugu ◽

Joshua Bolton ◽

Erick C Jones

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Inventory Management ◽

Radio Frequency Identification ◽

Sudden Change ◽

Health Sector ◽

Health Care Sector ◽

Host Computer ◽

Commercial Application ◽

Pressure Pattern

RFID, which is Radio frequency identification, saw its first commercial application at toll roads and animal tracking, since then there has been a huge expansion in its applications; it is now being used to access buildings, inventory management, logistics application, supply chain management and also in health care sector. RFID has shown its presence in health sector primarily for patient tracking, pharmaceutical tracking, surgical tools tracking, tracking of X-Ray vest and to prevent counterfeiting of medicines. Though a lot of research has been done in health care sector, we still believe a lot more can be done. In this paper, we put forward an innovative application of RFID in emergency medical services which involves embedding the RFID pressure sensor tags on the floor of houses. Whenever a person walks , he exerts some amount of pressure of the floor and the pressure is even more when a person is walks. The host computer observes the pattern of pressure exerted by person walking or standing, however, when a person falls on the ground/floor there is sudden change in the pressure exertion pattern. This sudden change in pressure pattern is read by the reader in the room and it communicates to the host computer, which in turn communicates to the nearest hospital and ambulance, so that the required care and treatment can be administered to the patient with in the stipulated time of fall and RFID is one of the best solutions currently available in this aspect.

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Investigating Walk Pressure Pattern Monitoring on Supply Chain Product-Related Injuries

International Supply Chain Technology Journal ◽

10.20545/isctj.v4i05.161 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (05) ◽

Author(s):

Raghavendra Kumar Punugu ◽

Joshua Bolton ◽

Erick C Jones

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Inventory Management ◽

Radio Frequency Identification ◽

Sudden Change ◽

Health Sector ◽

Health Care Sector ◽

Host Computer ◽

Commercial Application ◽

Pressure Pattern

RFID, which is Radio frequency identification, saw its first commercial application at toll roads and animal tracking, since then there has been a huge expansion in its applications; it is now being used to access buildings, inventory management, logistics application, supply chain management and also in health care sector. RFID has shown its presence in health sector primarily for patient tracking, pharmaceutical tracking, surgical tools tracking, tracking of X-Ray vest and to prevent counterfeiting of medicines. Though a lot of research has been done in health care sector, we still believe a lot more can be done. In this paper, we put forward an innovative application of RFID in emergency medical services which involves embedding the RFID pressure sensor tags on the floor of houses. Whenever a person walks , he exerts some amount of pressure of the floor and the pressure is even more when a person is walks. The host computer observes the pattern of pressure exerted by person walking or standing, however, when a person falls on the ground/floor there is sudden change in the pressure exertion pattern. This sudden change in pressure pattern is read by the reader in the room and it communicates to the host computer, which in turn communicates to the nearest hospital and ambulance, so that the required care and treatment can be administered to the patient with in the stipulated time of fall and RFID is one of the best solutions currently available in this aspect.

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Investigating Walk Pressure Pattern Monitoring on Supply Chain Product-Related Injuries

International Supply Chain Technology Journal ◽

10.20545/isctj.v1i01.12 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (01) ◽

Author(s):

Raghavendra Kumar Punugu ◽

Joshua Bolton ◽

Erick C Jones

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Inventory Management ◽

Radio Frequency Identification ◽

Sudden Change ◽

Health Sector ◽

Health Care Sector ◽

Host Computer ◽

Commercial Application ◽

Pressure Pattern

RFID, which is Radio frequency identification, saw its first commercial application at toll roads and animal tracking, since then there has been a huge expansion in its applications; it is now being used to access buildings, inventory management, logistics application, supply chain management and also in health care sector. RFID has shown its presence in health sector primarily for patient tracking, pharmaceutical tracking, surgical tools tracking, tracking of X-Ray vest and to prevent counterfeiting of medicines. Though a lot of research has been done in health care sector, we still believe a lot more can be done. In this paper, we put forward an innovative application of RFID in emergency medical services which involves embedding the RFID pressure sensor tags on the floor of houses. Whenever a person walks , he exerts some amount of pressure of the floor and the pressure is even more when a person is walks. The host computer observes the pattern of pressure exerted by person walking or standing, however, when a person falls on the ground/floor there is sudden change in the pressure exertion pattern. This sudden change in pressure pattern is read by the reader in the room and it communicates to the host computer, which in turn communicates to the nearest hospital and ambulance, so that the required care and treatment can be administered to the patient with in the stipulated time of fall and RFID is one of the best solutions currently available in this aspect.

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Investigating Walk Pressure Pattern Monitoring on Supply Chain Product-Related Injuries

International Supply Chain Technology Journal ◽

10.20545/isctj.v3i07.110 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (07) ◽

Author(s):

Raghavendra Kumar Punugu ◽

Joshua Bolton ◽

Erick C Jones

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Inventory Management ◽

Radio Frequency Identification ◽

Sudden Change ◽

Health Sector ◽

Health Care Sector ◽

Host Computer ◽

Commercial Application ◽

Pressure Pattern

RFID, which is Radio frequency identification, saw its first commercial application at toll roads and animal tracking, since then there has been a huge expansion in its applications; it is now being used to access buildings, inventory management, logistics application, supply chain management and also in health care sector. RFID has shown its presence in health sector primarily for patient tracking, pharmaceutical tracking, surgical tools tracking, tracking of X-Ray vest and to prevent counterfeiting of medicines. Though a lot of research has been done in health care sector, we still believe a lot more can be done. In this paper, we put forward an innovative application of RFID in emergency medical services which involves embedding the RFID pressure sensor tags on the floor of houses. Whenever a person walks , he exerts some amount of pressure of the floor and the pressure is even more when a person is walks. The host computer observes the pattern of pressure exerted by person walking or standing, however, when a person falls on the ground/floor there is sudden change in the pressure exertion pattern. This sudden change in pressure pattern is read by the reader in the room and it communicates to the host computer, which in turn communicates to the nearest hospital and ambulance, so that the required care and treatment can be administered to the patient with in the stipulated time of fall and RFID is one of the best solutions currently available in this aspect.

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A Framework for Assessing the Value of RFID Implementation by Tier-One Suppliers to Major Retailers

Journal of theoretical and applied electronic commerce research ◽

10.3390/jtaer3010007 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 55-70

Author(s):

Dharmaraj Veeramani ◽

Jenny Tang ◽

Alfonso Gutierrez

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Radio Frequency ◽

Radio Frequency Identification ◽

Return On Investment ◽

Real Life ◽

Data Capture ◽

Automatic Identification ◽

Rfid Technology ◽

Frequency Identification ◽

The Impact

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a rapidly evolving technology for automatic identification and data capture of products. One of the barriers to the adoption of RFID by organizations is difficulty in assessing the potential return on investment (ROI). Much of the research and analyses to date of ROI in implementing RFID technology have focused on the benefits to the retailer. There is a lack of a good understanding of the impact of RFID at upper echelons of the supply chain. In this paper, we present a framework and models for assessing the value of RFID implementation by tier-one suppliers to major retailers. We also discuss our real-life application of this framework to one of Wal-Mart’s top 100 suppliers

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A RFID-Based Monitoring System for Abnormal Logistics Events in Internal Material Supply Chain

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.179-180.949 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 179-180 ◽

pp. 949-954 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Xiao Hua Cao ◽

Juan Wan

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Monitoring System ◽

Radio Frequency Identification ◽

Accurate Information ◽

Prototype System ◽

Rfid Technology ◽

Material Management ◽

Production Logistics ◽

Material Supply ◽

Frequency Identification

Internal material supply management for manufacturing workshops usually suffers from message delay and abnormal logistics events, which seriously holdback the reactivity capability of production system. As a rapid, real-time, accurate information collection tools, Radio Frequency identification (RFID) technology has become an important driver in the production and logistics activities. This paper presents a new idea that uses RFID technology to monitor real-timely the abnormal logistics events which occur at each work space in the internal material supply chain and proposes its construction method in details. With the experimental verification of prototype system, the proposed RFID-based monitoring system can find in time the abnormal logistics events of internal material supply chain and largely improve the circulation velocity of production logistics, and reduce the rate of mistake which frequently occurred in traditional material management based on Kanban.

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Integration of Radio Frequency Identification and GIS for Asset Management

2008 7th International Pipeline Conference, Volume 1 ◽

10.1115/ipc2008-64062 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Joseph Hlady ◽

Somen Mondal

Keyword(s):

Radio Frequency ◽

Radio Frequency Identification ◽

Asset Management ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Oil And Gas Industry ◽

Rfid Technology ◽

Time Data ◽

Gas Industry ◽

Frequency Identification ◽

Control Loss

The use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has grown substantially in the past few years. Driven mostly by the retail supply chain management industry and by inventory control (loss prevention), RFID technology is finding more acceptance in the security and personal tracking sectors beyond simple pass cards. This growth has of course resulted in greater acceptance of RFID technology and more standardization of process and systems as well as decreased per unit costs. The oil and gas industry is being exposed to the potential use of RFID technology, mostly through the safety and equipment inspection portion of construction management. However, the application of RFID technology is expected to expand to the material tracking and asset management realms in the near future. Integrating the information provided by RFIDs with EPCM project and owner/operator Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a logical next step towards maximizing the value of RFID technology. By linking assets tracked in the field during movement, lay-down and construction to a GIS, projects will have accurate, real-time data on the location of materials as well as be able to query about those assets after commissioning. This same capability is being modified for post-commission use of RFID with facility GISs. This paper outlines how existing GISs used during the EPCM phases and those employed after commissioning can display, utilize and analyze information provided by RFID technology.

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