Gillian J. Dunlop is a RFID Consultant with eFast Teo. She is also a Business Logistics Consultant for other organizations. She graduated with a M.Sc. in Supply Chain Management (SCM) in 2006. Her thesis entitled “RFID and its potential application to the Medical Device Industry”, involved extensive research in the RFID area. She was awarded with a scholarship from DHL for this course in 2004, based on an assignment which addressed the role of SCM in Ireland’s economic development. Her industrial experience is predominantly in the area of medical device logistics with Boston Scientific Ireland Ltd and Abbott Ireland Vascular Devices.

Kevin Fitzgerald is a Researcher in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. He completed his M.Eng in the area of workplace innovation and Lean Six Sigma improvements. His industrial experience is in the area of implementation of Lean Manufacturing in the medical technology industry.

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