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 group compatibility. The inventory objective is to minimize the … incorporated with a new metaheuristic optimization algorithm, TA–TS, to identify near-optimal inventory policies in reasonably …

, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR), under a price … simulation optimization solution procedures, the optimal decisions and performance comparisons are accomplished. Findings: The …