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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) adoption in healthcare linen management: a case study at Medilaund
Ramasamy, Siva Kumar1, Shahizan Hassan2.
The Malaysian healthcare industry is experiencing a steady growth, rapidly expanding to
meet the needs of society. Expectedly, this development led to a high demand for healthcare
linen. With increasing competition, healthcare linen and laundry services (LLS) provider
companies need to efficiently cope with the impending demand and business issues /
challenges. Presently, Medilaund, a pioneer in linen and laundry industry in Malaysia is
struggling with healthcare linen management which gives a strong impact on its total
inventory management. The company’s Linen Manager, Mrs. Hasnidahwati is looking for an
immediate solution to increase efficiency in healthcare linen management in order to meet the
customers’ demand. Thus, a comprehensive study is essential and need to be carried out
systematically in order to identify the possible solution(s). The company should take various
factors into account, including technological advancements. Radio Frequency Identification
(RFID) technology is a fast growing technology that is able to produce major changes in
healthcare linen management. The primary purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the ways
to increase efficiency in healthcare linen management by adopting RFID technology. A case
study was initiated at Medilaund (M) Sdn Bhd. The case study was carried out by assessing
the key processes in healthcare linen management, interviewing key personnel and reviewing
selected secondary data. In addition, an observation of data obtained from the laundry site
visits was also conducted to evaluate the business issues / challenges and suggest mitigation
plan to increase efficiency in healthcare linen management in order to meet performance
indicators and exceeding customer satisfaction.
Affiliation:
- Medilaund Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
- Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
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