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In this chapter, we develop a blood supply chain generalized network optimization model. The model captures the perishability of this lifesaving product through the use of arc multipliers. It contains discarding costs associated with waste/disposal, handles uncertainty associated with demand points, assesses costs associated with shortages/surpluses at the demand points, and quantifies the supply-side risk associated with procurement and other supply chain activities. A case study illustrates the applicability of the analytics framework.
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Nagurney, A., Yu, M., Masoumi, A.H., Nagurney, L.S. (2013). Blood Supply Chains. In: Networks Against Time. SpringerBriefs in Optimization. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6277-4_2
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