Using simulation to improve the blood supply chain.
Korina KatsaliakiSally C. BrailsfordPublished in: J. Oper. Res. Soc. (2007)
Keyphrases
- supply chain
- discrete event simulation
- supply chain management
- inventory management
- inventory control
- operating costs
- capacity planning
- multiagent based simulation
- quantity discount
- supplier selection
- bullwhip effect
- lead time
- customer demand
- decision making
- cost savings
- service level
- rfid technology
- distribution centers
- economic order quantity
- long run
- supply chain coordination
- reinforcement learning