RFID versus bar-coding systems: Transactions errors in health care apparel inventory control

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 803-811

  Chan, Hau Ling ^a   Choi, Tsan Ming ^a   Hui, Chi Leung ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Health care apparel; Inventory control; RFID; Transactions errors

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ERROR VARIATION; HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICES; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; RFID APPLICATIONS; RFID SYSTEMS; RFID TECHNOLOGY; SAFETY STOCK; SCANNING SYSTEMS; WIN-WIN;

ERRORS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INVENTORY CONTROL; PROFITABILITY; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); SIGNAL ENCODING; SUPPLY CHAINS;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84868657235     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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