Robotic Inventory Control
September 25, 2012 | Terry Sharrer
So far, hospitals have only begun to glimpse the advantages of real time location systems and robotic supply chain management working together. The former locates things—medical products and equipment; the latter moves them to where they need to be, “just in time.” This piece is not about how robotic inventory control can advance the automated hospital, but it is an example of how robotics might change the hospital game. MORE
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