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

Donya Rahmani ()
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Donya Rahmani: K. N. Toosi University of Technology

Annals of Operations Research, 2019, vol. 283, issue 1, No 26, 613-641

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Keywords: Dynamic network design; Blood supply chain; Disaster; Reliability; Robust optimization; Facility disruption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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