Author
Ekici, Ali, Özener, Okan Örsan, Göktürk, Elvin Çoban
Publication Date
2018
Publication Place
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Springer
Type
Book
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
978-3-319-65453-9
Record ID
1b56386d-f52d-428e-a052-c282e587be5f
Library Location
Industrial Engineering
Date
2018
Notes
TÜBİTAK
Sample Text
In this chapter, we discuss the challenges and research opportunities in the blood collection operations and explore the benefits of recent advances in the blood donation process. According to the regulations, donated blood has to be processed in a processing facility within 6 h of donation. This forces blood donation organizations to schedule continuous pickups from donation sites. The underlying mathematical problem is a variant of well-known Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP). The main differences are the perishability of the product to be collected, and the continuity of donations. We discuss the implications of such differences on collection routes from donation centers. Recent advances such as multicomponent apheresis (MCA) allow the donation of more than one component and/or more than one transfusable unit of each blood product. MCA provides several opportunities including (1) increasing the donor utilization, (2) tailoring the donations based on demand, and (3) reducing the infection risks in the transfusion. We also discuss MCA, its potential benefits and how to best use MCA in order to improve blood products availability and manage donation/disposal costs.
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-65455-3_10
Cilt
262
