Supply Chain Design of a Blood Banking System

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Mahmoudi, Sasan | 2014

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 48588 (01)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Industrial Engineering
Advisor(s): Kourosh, Eshghi
Abstract:
This research is focused on inventory management of a blood banking system by assuming deterministic demand and supply with the objective function of minimizing the summation of shortage and wastage. In this research, two integer programming models are developed to solve the problem. In the first model, it is assumed that the blood groups are independent, but in the second one, the transactions between different blood groups are allowed, as it is in reality. Then, to be more efficient and practical, a dynamic heuristic algorithm is developed. In addition, we compared the solution of heuristic algorithm with the exact solutions derived from integer programming models. The data used in this research is collected from a real regional blood bank. Results show that the integer model has a magnificent improvement in shortage and wastage of a real system. Moreover, the dynamic heuristic algorithm has a partial difference with the optimum solution. Hence, because of the dynamic nature of the algorithm and its acceptable results, it can be used in any real regional blood bank
Keywords:
Supply Chain Management (SCM) ; Integer Programming ; Perishable Products ; Inventory Management ; Blood Banking ; Dynamic Heuristic Algorithm

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