Exact and Heuristic Solutions to Minimize Total Waiting Time in the Blood Products Distribution Problem
This paper presents a novel application of operations research to support decision making in blood distribution management. The rapid and dynamic increasing demand, criticality of the product, storage, handling, and distribution requirements, and the different geographical locations of hospitals and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Operations Research |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/393890 |