The management of the blood supply chain is considered of vital importance. The
unavailability of blood may cause deaths and complications for patients. Conversely …

This paper presents a structured review of the literature on quantitative modelling for the
blood product supply chain. This is a widely researched topic, dating back to the 1960s, and …

Blood supply chain design is an issue which has been investigated in the literature to some
extent. Blood donation is a voluntary activity and blood donors are important in the blood …

The demand uncertainty of blood platelet combined with its very short shelf life has led to a
significant wastage of the total platelets collected from donors. On the other hand, there is a …

Production planning in the blood supply chain is a challenging task. Many complex factors
such as uncertain supply and demand, blood group proportions, shelf life constraints and …

The major challenge in managing blood products lies in the uncertainty of blood demand
and supply, with a trade-off between shortage and wastage, especially in most developing …

In the blood supply chain, several alternative technologies are available for collection and
processing. These technologies differ in cost and efficiency: for example, collection by …

Objectives: Blood component waste is an important issue at all hospitals. As an initiative of
the patient blood management program at a regional health care system, the causes and …

Background Resource allocation in patient care relies heavily on individual judgements of
healthcare professionals. Such professionals perform coordinating functions by managing …

The blood supply chain faces several challenges, such as stochastic demand and supply,
the relation between the various stages of the chain, and the intrinsic nature of the product …