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Unisurge keeps sight of surgical supplydeliveries with PODFatherUnisurge, the manufacturer and supplier of medical disposables,operating theatre products and custom procedure packs for healthcareprofessionals, has introduced PODFather’s route planning andelectronic proof of delivery (ePOD) solution to help plan and trackits delivery fleet. Distributing 4,000 boxes a day to over 500 deliverylocations around the UK, Unisurge has introduced PODFather as part ofa company-wide system review.Integrated with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, supplied byPODFather’s technology partner, Tecman, Unisurge is in the process ofconsolidating a number of disparate paper-based processes into onestreamlined solution with the aim of improving operational visibility,efficiency and traceability across its operation.Established in 1988, Unisurge is a trusted manufacturer and supplierof customer procedure packs, dressing packs, medical disposable, andtheatre products for healthcare professionals in the UK. Technologyinnovation drives business practices across all divisions, includingits distribution network. Having progressively implemented severaltechnology solutions, Unisurge made the decision to switch to onesupplier that could handle all its route planning, vehicle check, deliverytracking, customer notification and ePOD needs. Having seen what themarket had to offer, Unisurge selected PODFather based on its provenability to help companies improve operational visibility and traceabilitywith advanced route planning and electronic proof of delivery.“Before we introduced PODFather we relied on a number of differentsystems, and associated processes, to assign our deliveries to routes andtrack our vehicle fleet,” comments Amir Farboud, Chief of Operationsat Unisurge International. “Switching to PODFather will enable us toconsolidate our distribution service, which is better for us as a businessand for our customers who will have better visibility of when orders willbe arriving and where they have been delivered.”Unisurge is integrating PODFather into its existing IT infrastructurewith the system’s advanced API making for a smooth integration withMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, provided to by PODFather’stechnology partner, Tecman. The plan is for PODFather to be useddaily to plan vehicle routes, capture vehicle checks, issue customer ETAnotifications, track drivers and capture electronic proof of delivery. Asa result, transport teams will have full time visibility of both plannedand actual activities, customers will be kept up to date with deliverytracking links and electronic proof of delivery is captured and sharedwith both Unisurge and the end customer in real time.“When you are delivering healthcare supplies into operating theatresit is imperative that you have a solution in place that ensures productsget to the right place, at the right time, every time,” comments ColinMcCreadie, Managing Director at PODFather. “With Unisurge we areable to consolidate what was a segmented paper-based process anddeliver a streamlined solution that will integrate seamlessly with otherinternal systems and provide the team with delivery reliability acrossits operation.”When responding to articles please quote ‘OTJ’World’s first electronic respirator sterilising (corona)-viruses of allvariants completely by UV-LED-radiation-effected RNA destructionThe “Securer” guarantees maximum safety and comfortAfter two years of intensive research about real coronaviruses, thecompany SecureAir GmbH pre-sents a ground-breaking new developmentfor healthy air: The “Securer” is the world’s first, especially lightweight,electronic respirator not only filtering viruses, but eliminates them bysterilisation through UV-LED-radiation effected RNA destruction, duringnecessary time.A highly-qualified team of engineers, technicians, virologists, andbusiness people have cooperated at facilities of the Otto-von-GuerickeUniversity in Magdeburg, Germany, to realize their “vision” of a 100%like security about coronaviruses. Today, SecureAir GmbH is probablythe only company in the world that knows exactly how long and at whatdistance living coronaviruses have to be exposed to which frequencyhigh-power LEDs in order to render them harmless.The company cooperated with internationally leading manufacturersin order to apply the powerful UV-C-LED-technology to the “killing”of coronaviruses. In addition, a scientifically-based research pro-jectwas carried out with one of Germany’s leading virologists, ProfessorDr rer. nat. Brigitte König (Managing Director of MMD GmbH & Co KG ,Director of Institute, expert for” medical microbiology and infectionimmunology”,deputy director of Institute for medical microbiologyand infection-epidemiology of clinics at university Leipzig, Externalprofessor of chair for medical school at university Otto-von-GuerickeinMagdeburg.Six months of testing with living coronaviruses confirmed the innovativepotential of the “Securer”: It filters and eliminates viruses completelybefore and during inhalation and exhalation andthus protects both-, the user and their environment; achieved by twoexposure-chambers , enabling air to be inhaled and exhaled. Bothcontain high-power UV-LEDs and special micro-fans.Despite, the “Securer” only weights around 200 grams and it can beindividually adjusted to the shape of the user’s head. The operatingtime is up to 6-8 hours, extendable by battery pack/power bank.The “Securer” should be available autumn 2022. SecureAir GmbH iscurrently looking for technology-partners who would like to produceunder license and/or distribute the product, or who prefers to acquirecomplete technology.https://youtu.be/yX4tahB6Pq4When responding please quote ‘OTJ’Find out more 02921 680068 • e-mail admin@lawrand.com Issue 382 July 2022 29
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