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Dynamic temporary blood facility location-allocation during and post-disaster periods

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posted on 2023-06-09, 09:06 authored by Bhuvnesh Sharma, M Ramkumar, Nachiappan SubramanianNachiappan Subramanian, Bharat Malhotra
The key objective of this study is to develop a tool (hybridization or integration of different techniques) for locating the temporary blood banks during and post-disaster conditions that could serve the hospitals with minimum response time. We have used temporary blood centers, which must be located in such a way that it is able to serve the demand of hospitals in nearby region within a shorter duration. We are locating the temporary blood centres for which we are minimizing the maximum distance with hospitals. We have used Tabu search heuristic method to calculate the optimal number of temporary blood centres considering cost components. In addition, we employ Bayesian belief network to prioritize the factors for locating the temporary blood facilities. Workability of our model and methodology is illustrated using a case study including blood centres and hospitals surrounding Jamshedpur city. Our results shows that at-least 6 temporary blood facilities are required to satisfy the demand of blood during and post-disaster periods in Jamshedpur. The results also show that that past disaster conditions, response time and convenience for access are the most important factors for locating the temporary blood facilities during and post-disaster periods.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Annals of Operations Research

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0254-5330

Publisher

Springer Verlag

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  • Business and Management Publications

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  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2017-11-30

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2018-10-26

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-11-30

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