The aim of this work is not only to give an up-to-date review of perishable inventory models,
but also of the joint key topics of publications from January 2012 until December 2015 in the …

The management of the blood supply chain is considered of vital importance. This study
explores the role of supply chain visibility in the inventory and demand planning of blood …

Managing inventories in the blood supply chain is a challenging task, mainly due to the
uncertain nature of the demand for blood units, the perishable nature of the blood, and a …

Recently, supply chain network design has been a demanding question and attracted great
interest in a wide range of fields, including the medical industry. The heart of the entire …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology to analyze the risks present
in perishable food supply chain and to determine the most effective risk mitigation strategies …

The major challenge in managing blood products lies in the uncertainty of blood demand
and supply, with a trade-off between shortage and wastage, especially in most develo** …

Despite significant advancements in medicine, human blood is still a scarce resource. Only
humans produce it, and there is currently no other product or alternative chemical process …

Despite the scale of blood usage worldwide, blood remains a scarce and precious resource.
As with any perishable product, careful management of inventories to minimize wastage is …

Lateral transshipment is an efficient policy designed to improve the performance of a supply
chain. Despite the importance of transshipment for perishable items, few studies consider …

Purpose This case study describes the development and empirical validation of an easy-to-
implement practical framework for improving hospital pharmacy inventory management …