RFID in healthcare: a Six Sigma DMAIC and simulation case study
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RFID in healthcare: a Six Sigma DMAIC and simulation case study.
PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to develop a business model to generate quantitative evidence of the benefits of implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, limiting the scope to outpatient surgical processes in hospitals. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The study primarily uses the define-measure-analyze-improve-control (DMAIC) approach, and draws on various analytical to...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0952-6862
DOI: 10.1108/09526861211221491