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Simulation Modeling and Analysis: A Collateral Application and Exposition of RFID Technology

Mehdi Amini¹; Robert F. Otondo²; Brian D. Janz³; Mitzi G. Pitts⁴

¹ Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Fogelman College of Business and Economics, The University of Memphis, FIT 201, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, USA · ² Department of Management and Information Systems, College of Business and Industry, Mississippi State University, 302‐o McCool Hall, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762, USA · ³ Department of Management Information Systems, Fogelman College of Business and Economics, The University of Memphis, FIT 201, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, USA · ⁴ Cook Systems International, Memphis, Tennessee 38138, USA

RFID technology provides in‐depth, real‐time visibility into the status of assets throughout the supply chain. However, the deployment of RFID technology may have collateral value in the high‐quality data generated by these assets. This study explores the potential value of RFID data for tactical and strategic purposes and the redesign of processes within supply chain through the deployment of simulation modeling and analysis. We present a simulation study conducted at a regional hospital for which data related to trauma patient movement was collected with an RFID‐based system. We find that not only does this data serve as the basis for successful simulation modeling, but that RFID technology may address several data‐related challenges previously identified in the simulation literature.

DOI

10.1111/j.1937-5956.2007.tb00282.x

Volume

16 (5)

Pages

586-598

Language

en

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