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

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 …

In this article, we focus on multi-server queueing systems in which inter-arrival and service
times are exponentially distributed (Markovian). We use a Bayesian technique, the …

Blood is fundamental in several care treatments and surgeries, and plays a crucial role in
the health care system. It is a limited resource, as it can be produced only by donors and its …

Effective management of the Blood Supply Chain (BSC) is crucial for mitigating shortages
and preventing wastage, as both issues can have dire consequences for patient health and …

In this paper, we present a multitiered competitive supply chain network model for the blood
banking industry, with a focus on the United States, that captures the economic interactions …

Background and objectives Healthcare systems require effective and efficient blood
donation supply chains to provide an adequate amount of whole blood and blood …

This paper presents a bi-objective blood supply chain design model for disaster relief. The
model aims to simultaneously minimise the total costs of the supply chain, the trade-off …

Abstract Service systems often experience time-dependent aspects, typically due to time-
dependent arrivals and capacities. Easy and quick to use queueing expressions generally …

Sanquin, the organization responsible for blood collection in the Netherlands, aims to be
donor-friendly. An important part of the perception of donor-friendliness is the experience of …