RFID technology for blood tracking

What is it about?

The paper follows a testing protocol and implements an experimental campaign to measure performances of RFID devices applied to blood supply chain. The protocol matches operational conditions in blood supply chain and is particularly tailored to some critical processes, which can benefit from RFID adoption. The paper thus strives at benchmarking performances of inlays, fixed and handheld RFID readers, when deployed in the blood supply chain processes.

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Why is it important?

The results of the test give a direct insight of performances to be expected from different RFID devices when deployed in a real-world environment. It is possible to understand how a specific piece of hardware performs (e.g. an inlay or a reader), and how it can be effectively used to improve security of patients in healthcare. At the same time, researchers focusing on the business process reengineering of blood supply chain can assess the technical feasibility of the RFID-reengineered logistics processes in order to improve the safety of end users.