Abstract
The perishability of blood platelets complicates the management of their supply chain. This paper studies the impact of energy consumption and carbon emissions of transportation activities in a blood platelet supply chain. Energy consumption and carbon emissions vary significantly, and the effective location-allocation of blood facilities is a key strategy for the optimal use of energy. The total cost of the supply chain for perishable products is minimized when energy consumption is optimized. The proposed model is too complex to be solved with existing methodologies; therefore, mathematical tools are used to solve it. A numerical experiment is carried out to validate the proposed model, and graphical representations are presented for better visualization of the study’s outcomes. The results of the numerical studies confirm that the selected locations of blood facilities are optimal for the maximization of energy efficiency and minimization of the total cost.
Highlights
The operational management of any healthcare sector is becoming one of the most widely explored research fields
This paper presents the design of a comprehensive blood supply chain model in which (1) the limited shelf life of blood platelets is considered, (2) the distance between nodes in the network is determined in order to maintain efficient energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions during transportation activities, and (3) decision-making related to the determination of the optimal facility location-allocation is included, with the aim of minimizing the total cost of the supply chain
Energy efficiency plays a key role in the strategy to reduce the costs of healthcare supply chain management
Summary
The operational management of any healthcare sector is becoming one of the most widely explored research fields. The second method is the “apheresis method” This technique saves time and allows the other blood components to be returned to the donor’s body immediately after isolating and collecting the platelets. In platelet supply chain management, the first step is to transfer donor platelets from blood facilities to a blood center. The latter tests, processes, stores, and distributes platelets to their demand points and serves as a potential site for platelet donation. The objective of this paper is to develop a healthcare supply chain model that minimizes the total cost and energy consumption of the network by determining the optimal locations of mobile and fixed blood facilities to fulfill the demand of the demand points.
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