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Keystone Hospital RFID Implementation. IST 302 Team 3: Ryan Steigerwalt, Greg Blaszczak, Joe Smith, Cory Shipley, Brian Langendonk. April 27 , 2012. Project Overview. Project purpose Asset Loss Management Asset Utilization Management & Real-time Location Reporting
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Keystone Hospital RFID Implementation IST 302 Team 3: Ryan Steigerwalt, Greg Blaszczak, Joe Smith, Cory Shipley, Brian Langendonk April 27, 2012
Project Overview • Project purpose • Asset Loss Management • Asset Utilization Management & Real-time Location Reporting • Equipment calibration and Maintenance • Asset cleaning • Inventory • Financial analysis • Minor problems/issues • Addition of 3rd party security team
Project Success Criteria • Pilot implemented within 18 months • Full system running within 24 months • Do not exceed $2 million budget • Minimal customer downtime • Fast and efficient deployment • Convenient Usability
Decision Making Process • Active vs. Passive RFIDs • Tested 3 kinds of RFIDs • Low level: $25 • Medium level: $50 • High level: $100 • Decided on use of active RFIDs • Fixed RFID Readers • Motorola FX9500: $1,200 • Handheld RFID readers • Motorola FT900: $810
Financial Analysis • Total Project cost: $1,424,470 • Employees (Mixture of salary and hourly) • Total employee costs: $865,520 • Hardware (RFID tags, RFID readers, server update) • Total hardware costs: $336,750 • Software • Software license costs: $6,000 • Testing (Hardware and security tests) • Note: $100,000 used for external security assessment • Testing costs: $119,298 • Reserves (Additional expenditures (travel, support….) • Reserve costs: $96,902
Financial Analysis • Total Project Benefits: $711,000 (annual) • Earned benefit from increased productivity • $480,000 annually • Decreased loss of assets • $231,000 annually
Challenges: Project problems • Lack of funding • Hindered ability to implement the RFID system • Found to be a bank error and was resolved • Contractor medical injury • Stalled forward progress temporarily • New contractor was quickly found • 3rd party security team • Request of hospital • Tests system security
System security analysis • Request of Keystone Hospital • Concern over safety of the RFID technology • Purchase and test 3 different RFID products • $100,000 from initial budget for 3rd party team • Challenges • Working alongside an external team • Using the 3rd party team’s evaluations to make improvements • Additional costs
System security solution • Easily able to incorporate • No budget concerns • Team worked smoothly • Feedback was presented and system modifications made • Security testing successful
Closing • Implementation successful • All aspects of scope met • Future opportunities • Further expanding on the current system • Questions? or comments?