Cumming, P. D.; Kendall, K. E.; Pegels, C. C.; Seagle, J. P. - In: Management Science 22 (1976) 9, pp. 962-971
A planning model has been developed to assist regional blood suppliers in alleviating seasonal imbalances between supply and demand of blood. A Markovian population model is used to project various performance measures for a blood supply region. These measures are summarized in graphs covering a...