Case Study: CHEC achieves real-time stock visibility with Zebra RFID solutions

CHEC cuts stock holding by 50% with Zebra

CHEC, a UK-based healthcare provider operating over 35 hospitals, faced significant challenges managing medical stock across its sites. Relying on manual spreadsheet counts was error-prone, led to patient delays, and consumed over 290 clinical hours monthly. To gain real-time visibility and accuracy, CHEC partnered with Zebra, implementing a suite of solutions including Zebra HC2X/HC5X Series mobile computers, RFD40 RFID sleds, FX9600 fixed readers, and ZD600 Series printers, integrated with TagworX software.

The solution from Zebra automated inventory tracking with RFID technology. This resulted in a dramatic reduction of monthly stock count time from over 290 hours to just 5 hours, while cutting overall stock holding by approximately 50%. The system freed clinical staff to focus on patient care, improved stock accuracy, and prevented treatment cancellations, directly enhancing patient experience and operational efficiency.

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