How Tallahassee Memorial l Healthcare (TMH) succeeded in its Real Time Location System (RTLS) implementation project What are the benefits and limitations of the technology
Some Lessons learned And key inputs of how to improve location accuracy at the very end of this podcast.
Picture : Ygal Bendavid (Academia RFID) & Jay Adams, IT Enterprise Architect, from Tallahassee Memorial l Healthcare
Tallahassee Memorial 1 Healthcare implemented a RTLS to have accurate & real time visibility on people (i.e. patients & staff) and assets. Following the implementation, the hospital
Reduced capital purchase savings and lower rental costs
Reduced annual operating cost, for example, in term of process improvement such as equipment inventory
Improved staff, patient and asset workflow
Increased equipment availability
Decreased staff frustration
And more importantly, increased in nurse time with patients – therefore Improving patient care
Picture : Tomorrow’s Mother RFID fixture in Herberger’s St. Paul store. The SightWare module is inside and the clothing on the fixture is being scanned.
Tomorrow’s Mother was recently nominated as a finalist in the Most Innovative Use category for the 2009 RFID Journal Awards. Their RFID in-store pilot is all about getting accurate real time inventory data at the item level to improve replenishment and reduce Out of Stocks. Seems like just another retailer that’s experimenting with RFID smart shelves? Not quite. What makes this pilot so interesting is Continue reading ‘RFID “Drag and Drop” in Retail (Episode 017)’
AgileTag and SSS Research have teamed up to offer retailers an RFID tagging system that can be installed by store employees. This means a very lean and simple implementation.
Find out about a new RFID tag that operates in harsh environments.
Learn about the plasmonic structure now used for RFID.
Find out how Omni-ID used biomimetics to develop their new tags.
Picture : Omni-ID tag attached to metal and being read through water and a metal mesh
The runner-up for the “best in show” category at the RFID Journal Awards 2008 was Omni-ID. They presented a truly innovative RFID tag that can be read through water and on metal with 99.9% reliability. Here’s an interview we did with their president and CEO, Thomas C. Pavela.
Harold Boeck (1.28) : This is Harold Boeck from RFID Radio at RFID Journal Live! 2008 in Las Vegas. And I’m here with Thomas Pavela, President and CEO of Omni-ID. First of all Thomas, I’d like to congratulate you on being a finalist for the Best in Show Category.
Find out more about the product that won the “Best in Show” category at the RFID Journal Awards 2008 in this episode.
Picture : Kevin Duffy from Mojix giving a presentation just before the interview
Harold Boeck was judge for the RFID Journal Awards 2008 so he had the incredible opportunity to review all the submissions that were sent in for the prestigious RFID Journal Awards 2008. The winner for this year’s “Best in show” category would be one of RFID’s best kept secrets called Mojix. Here’s an interview he did with them right after one of their presentations at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas during RFID Journal Live! 2008.
What major benefits are early adopters in retail seeing?
How do you choose which RFID application to implement?
Can retailers leverage their EAS investment?
Picture : André Côté from Checkpoint Systems
In this episode of RFID Radio, Anthony Palermo from Academia RFID presents his third and last interview from the American Apparel and Footwear Association RFID Summit that took place in New York city. He asks André Côté, Senior Director at Checkpoint Systems his approach to identify which RFID application to implement, what are the most common RFID applications being implemented and the major benefits gained by retailers. He also presents an interesting alternative that Checkpoint offers retailers who want to leverage their EAS investment towards RFID.
How is RFID used to secure high value assets in a building?
Where is the ROI in using RFID in the Security Industry?
Picture : Mobile and wearable RFID system from Tracient Technologies
In this episode of RFID Radio, Anthony Palermo from Academia RFID interviews Grant Pugh from Tracient, a New Zealand based company that specialises in mobile and wearable RFID systems. The interview took place at the American Apparel and Footwear Association RFID Summit in New York.
Industry Standard is a street couture shop and recording studio from Columbus Ohio that merges the west coast skate culture with the east coast hip hop culture. Their retail store is FULLY RFID enabled. You may have read the case study presented in RFID Journal, but here’s what you didn’t know…
Find out how they managed to implement RFID in their store.
Find out what detailed benefits they are seeing right now.
If you’re in the retail industry, you don’t want to miss this podcast…
Picture : Ryan Jones, Neco Can & Dominic Petrozzi from Industry Standard
How can you meet more RFID suppliers or end-users?
How can you boost your RFID career?
What are the worldwide RFID hotspots?
What are the worldwide RFID trends?
