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 …

One of the significant issues in global healthcare systems is improving the supply chain
performance and addressing the uncertainties in demand. Blood products, especially …

A focus in global healthcare today is on the task of improving supply chains. The main
challenges in this task include uncertainty in demand, inventory management, and limited …

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 …

The purpose of this research is to demonstrate an application of TOC's thinking process (TP)
in a blood bank environment. We take an example of a real-life blood bank which is …

Blood demand and supply management are considered one of the major components of a
healthcare supply chain, since blood is a vital element in preserving patient's life. However …

Blood supply managers in the blood supply chain have always sought to create enough
reserves to increase access to different blood products and reduce the mortality rate …

Past research underestimates the volatility of blood inventories. Models are calibrated to be
correct on average, but average behavior does not capture the risk of blood inventories to …

An interconnected series of the blood management is called blood supply chain
management (BSCM). The stages of BSCM consisted of blood collecting, production …