DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICATION STOCK MANAGEMENT APPLICATION WITH AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY
Keywords:
drug inventory management, augmented reality, applicationAbstract
Drug inventory management is part of a hospital pharmaceutical system that covers stocks of appropriate, safe, and high-quality medicines ready for use. In the management process, receiving or disbursing products, and current status reports were also processed on paper, not electronic documents. One management option is using mobile applications combined with augmented reality (AR) technology to help display product information. This research aimed to develop a program application for managing drug inventory by using AR technology that displays 2-dimensional images, Android mobile phones, and testing program applications. The results of the research found the program application could run according to the requirements that are consistent with the original work process, following 1) receiving products into the warehouse, 2) product disbursement, and 3) calling for a current report. The application was developed through related programs, namely Unity, Vuforia Engine, and Firestore. When the application was tested in actual work processes, it was found that it could be used in drug management to receiving-delivering products and check products according to the original process system, especially clearly displaying drugs.
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