Clinicians, healthcare providers-suppliers, policy makers and patients are experiencing
exciting opportunities in light of new information deriving from the analysis of big data sets, a …

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

Managing inventories in the blood supply chain is a challenging task, mainly due to the
uncertain nature of the demand for blood units, the perishable nature of the blood, and a …

Existing literature in humanitarian aid supply chain management has not examined the
impacts of disruption on timely and cost-efficient delivery of perishable products during …

This article delves into the challenging supply chain management domain, explicitly
addressing the intricate issue of perishable inventory allocation within a two-echelon supply …

The blood platelets are a highly perishable product that requires accurate management. The
concept of going green has become a necessity nowadays. The environmental concepts …

This paper addresses the design of a blood supply chain (SC) network considering blood
group compatibility. To this aim, a bi-objective mathematical programming model is …

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 …

This paper proposes a multi-objective mixed integer linear programming model for the
design of an integrated blood supply chain network for disaster relief. The developed model …

Abstract Blood Supply Chain (BSC) is a challenging subset of the healthcare industry. It
treats the blood flow from donor to patient guaranteeing the patient's needs. Considering the …