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A mathematical model for supply chain management of blood banks in India

  • S. Dharmaraja
  • Srijan Narang
  • Vidyottama JainEmail author
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Abstract

This work begins with the understanding of the fundamentals of blood banking by analyzing various aspects of its supply chain and then examines the current scenario of blood shortage in India. A mathematical model is proposed to curb the mismatch between surplus and shortage of blood units at blood banks. This proposed model has three main echelons: forecast the demand of blood units at the blood bank; determine the optimal allocation of units from blood banks with surplus to a blood bank with shortage; select the optimal route for the delivery of the allocations. Further, it has been shown empirically with the previous years’ data that SARIMA model is a very efficient forecasting methodology in blood supply management.

Keywords

Blood bank Forecasting Blood transportation allocation model Vehicle routing 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of MathematicsIndian Institute of Technology DelhiNew DelhiIndia
  2. 2.Department of MathematicsCentral University of RajasthanAjmerIndia

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