Plandent

Finnish dental consumable supplier Plandent has implemented an RFID based shelf replenishment system for its customers’ dental supply storages. The system implemented by Vilant Systems Oy enables real time replenishment orders based on material consumption at dental practices. The system helps preventing manual mistakes as it reduces manual inventory and ordering work.

Solution

Plandent’s system is based on RFID tagged consumable boxes used in the supply store rooms of dental practices. Nurse shows emptied consumable Dental equipment at storageboxes to an RFID reader that immediately sends a replenishment orders for that material to Plandent. Vilant’s RFID software forwards the order information to Plandent’s ERP system. The software monitors the read points and takes care that no orders are lost or delayed.

This is the first time UHF RFID technology is implemented in this manner for managing customer supply stock in the health sector. The system is based on Vilant Server 5 -RFID software products and Vilant RFID eKanban readers. UHF inlays are supplied by UPM Raflatac.

Results

  • Fast and accurate replenishment rhythm – no over stocking & improved inventory cycle times
  • Less time spent to administrative work – more time for the essential clinical work
  • Prevention of material shortages thanks to order automation
  • Faster and more accurate order sending