Citation

Zhong L, Wang C. China Saf. Sci. J. 2022; 32(1): 188-194.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, China Occupational Safety and Health Association, Publisher Gai Xue bao)

DOI

10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2022.01.025

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In order to quickly recover relief capability of a disrupted blood supply chain, reconstruction of emergency supply chain network considering mobile hospitals was studied for human blood, an important medical material. A mixed integer programming model was developed, which took into account locations of mobile hospitals and temporary blood donation points, internal and external blood supply and transportation of blood and the wounded. Furthermore, with red blood cells as an example, the model was applied for a case study in disaster rescue of Longmenshan fault in China. The results show that the re-designed supply chain can utilize various resources such as mobile hospitals to quickly recover blood relief capabilities and minimize impacts of disasters. Even for the worst case, blood shortage could be reduced by 12.95%. Therefore, managers should consider the effective utilization of mobile hospitals and other resources while making humanitarian emergency rescue decisions. © 2022, Editorial Department of China Safety Science Journal. All rights reserved.

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