This paper gives an overview of five decades of operational research applied to healthcare,
structured along nine key application domains: personnel scheduling, blood supply chain …

Using donor human milk (DHM) for preterm infants, where the mother's milk is unavailable,
protects infants against potentially fatal necrotising enterocolitis. When used optimally, DHM …

Blood shortages are one of the main challenges in blood supply chains. To supply required
blood, blood center managers face conflicting collection objectives involving costs and …

Abstract Background and Objectives Alloimmunization is a well‐known adverse event
associated with red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, caused by phenotype incompatibilities …

Blood transfusion is a life-saving treatment for people with sickle cell disorder (SCD).
Presently, blood is matched manually for transfusion using incomplete red cell blood type …

In clinical treatment, blood supply and demand should not make human life at stake. To
counter this situation, blood banks manage a sufficient level of inventory to ensure lives are …

The healthcare industry is one of the largest and fastest-growing industries in the world. For
example, in 2019, the United States (US) spent $3.8 trillion (which consists of 17.7% of the …

This study addresses the critical challenge in blood and blood component management,
where uncertainty in demand and supply results in a delicate balance between shortages …