Developing an inventory control model for blood units

One of the major problems in the health and safety of patients is timely relief. One of the most important aspects in this field with regard to the vital role of blood in the body and perishable of this essential fluid isthe service of blood supply. Therefore, if we predict the optimal level of blood units in blood centers, we willtake an effective step to meet the needs of cost and responsibility discussions. In this paper, we present a mathematical model (based on the relation between blood groups) for computing the optimal blood units of each group (whole blood) with the maximum satisfaction of patients because response to patients with own’s blood group is very important. We solved a simple problem by Lingo11.0.

Keywords:

Inventory system , perishable , Blood units , Blood center , Mathematical model