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Designing a robust and dynamic network for the emergency blood supply chain with the risk of disruptions

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The importance of blood is heightened in disasters due to its vital role in saving human lives. This paper presents a robust and reliable model for a dynamic emergency blood network design problem. A robust approach is applied to control uncertainty. A p-criterion technique is used to protect the solution against the risk of disruptions. Furthermore, a numerical example is considered extensively to show the effect of considering disruption scenarios. The performance of the proposed model is studied using a series of test problems of various sizes. Results show that the performance of the model is quite satisfactory.

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Rahmani, D. Designing a robust and dynamic network for the emergency blood supply chain with the risk of disruptions. Ann Oper Res 283, 613–641 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-018-2960-6

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