Considering the processing requirements of donated blood, we study an integrated blood collection and appointment scheduling problem. We develop a mixed integer programming model to maximize the amount of donated blood that can be delivered to the processing center before spoilage as well as determine ...
In addition to the high cost of medical waste, venous blood collection has a number of other challenges. Both centralized and decentralized venous blood collections are time- and location-dependent and require a specific appointment at a phlebotomy unit. The logistics of decentralized...
Its first echelon is the collection of unit from donors, which requires a careful management because an unbalanced supply of units to the rest of the chain could trigger alternating periods of blood shortage and wastage. However, the management of blood collection is only marginally studied in ...
I think that it should be rapid point of testing at the donation site. If you test [HIV] positive, you’re ineligible. They refer you to see a doctor or tell you to go see your family doctor or schedule an appointment for you to go see your family doctor. Whatever it is that they...
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Blood collectionAppointment schedulingPlatelet productionClusteringMixed integer programmingAccording to the regulations imposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the American Association of Blood Banks, in order to extract platelets, donated blood units have to be processed at a processing ...
Its first echelon is the collection of unit from donors, which requires a careful management because an unbalanced supply of units to the rest of the chain could trigger alternating periods of blood shortage and wastage. However, the management of blood collection is only marginally studied in ...