 Labor and Blood ServicesAnna Nagurney
Chapter Chapter 11 in Labor and Supply Chain Networks, 2022, pp 265-282 from Springer Abstract: Abstract Blood is a unique product since it cannot be manufactured but must be donated. At the same time, blood is a perishable, life-saving product and needed in many medical procedures, accidents, and other traumatic events as well as in times of war. Blood supply chains are, hence, essential supply chains in healthcare, and each link is associated with labor, whether the procurement and collection of blood donations, the testing and processing, shipment, etc. In this chapter, a blood service organization supply chain network model is presented with labor and bounds associated with links and with frequencies of operation as well as uncertainty with respect to demand at hospitals. The formulation of the model utilizes variational inequality theory. Unlike the models in the preceding chapters, the model in this chapter is for a nonprofit organization and not for a commercial firm. In addition, the focus here is on services. The integration of labor into services and a supply chain network for a nonprofit, specifically, a healthcare, organization is another novel feature of the framework. Date: 2022 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:spochp:978-3-031-20855-3_11 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20855-3_11 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Springer Optimization and Its Applications from Springer |
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