Case Study: a leading orthopedic implants manufacturer operating worldwide achieves faster, more accurate loan kit logistics with SATO RFID

Orthopedic Implants Manufacturer Operating Worldwide cuts RFID scan time to 8 seconds per box with Sato

The customer, a leading orthopedic implants manufacturer operating worldwide, faced significant challenges in managing the reverse logistics of its implant loan kits. Manual barcode scanning was a major bottleneck, causing delays, potential stock issues, and inefficient use of staff. To address these problems with safety, traceability, and labor shortages, the manufacturer partnered with vendor Sato to implement an RAIN RFID-based solution, which included source-tagging items directly at the factory.

Sato's solution involved tagging all items and kits with UHF RFID and using tunnel readers at distribution centers. This reduced the time to scan a box from five minutes to just eight seconds, dramatically accelerating the entire inspection and shipping process. The results for the manufacturer included greatly decreased inventory time, timely and accurate shipping, easy inventory management, and significant time and cost savings across their global supply chain.