Closing the Loop: RFID Integration at the Source for a Smarter Supply Chain

In their supply chain, RFID tags are used to track products and components. Until recently, these tags were applied by one of Deron’s suppliers, but the link between tag and product was established later during intake at Deron. While this process worked, it added extra handling steps and complexity to the logistics chain.

To streamline this, Isatis has developed a dedicated software solution for the supplier, seamlessly integrated into their production process. Now, as items are produced, RFID tags are directly linked to both the supplier’s internal identifiers and Deron’s product catalog.

This integration offers key advantages:

  • Improved efficiency across supplier and client systems

  • Real-time traceability from the point of production

  • Less manual processing, leading to faster throughput

  • Automatic ERP registration at the moment of production completion

By shifting product-tag mapping upstream, the solution improves operational flow and reinforces the high standards required in healthcare-related supply chains.

The next step in this collaboration is to expand the system to cover full manufacturing workflows at the supplier, allowing finished products to be not only tagged and registered, but also fully processed within the supplier’s own environment. This will reduce even more steps in the supply chain, create cleaner handovers, and bring Deron even closer to a fully connected, end-to-end production and logistics process.