Duan, Qinglin; Liao, T. Warren - In: International Journal of Production Economics 153 (2014) C, pp. 113-129
In clinical practice, red blood cells (RBCs) have a maximal shelf life (MSL) of 42 days. Recent studies suggest managing RBC inventory with a more restrictive MSL. To this end, a new simulation optimization (SO) framework is proposed for blood supply chain inventory management with ABO blood...