Territorial reorganization of regional blood management systems: Evidences from an Italian case study

Giuseppe Bruno, Antonio Diglio, Carmela Piccolo and Lorella Cannavacciuolo

Omega, 2019, vol. 89, issue C, 54-70

Abstract: Blood is a vital resource in the health care context and then its efficient and effective collection, management and distribution is a fundamental task. As blood is drawn on voluntary basis, an appropriate organization of the collection systems on the territory is crucial; in particular, a widespread presence of collection facilities is important to attract potential donors and assure a given blood collection capacity, but it may have also a strong impact on the total management costs.

Keywords: Healthcare; Blood supply chain; Facility location models; Decision support system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2018.09.006

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