Simulation of a blood-inventory-bank system in a hospital |
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Authors: | Prem Vrat AB Khan |
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Institution: | Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110029 India |
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Abstract: | A blood-bank inventory system has been analysed viewing it as an inventory-hank system where the demand forecasting forms a part of the inventory model. A simulation model incorporating the “desired-beginning-inventory-level” policy has been used for the analysis of system-performance. Optimal inventory policy-guidelines have been suggested for a hospital blood-bank using blood shortage and blood out-dating as the two important components of the measure of effectiveness. Numerical results have been given. |
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