Robust Box Approach for Blood Supply Chain Network Design under Uncertainty: Hybrid Moth-Flame Optimization and Genetic Algorithm
Journal Title: International Journal of Innovation in Engineering (IJIE) - Year 2021, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
In this paper, a blood supply chain network (BSCN) is designed to reduce the total cost of the supply chain network under demand and transportation costs. The network levels considered for modeling include blood donation clusters, permanent and temporary blood transfusion centers, major laboratory centers and blood supply points. Other goals included determining the optimal number and location of potential facilities, optimal allocation of the flow of goods between the selected facilities and determining the most suitable transport route to distribute the goods to customer areas in uncertainty conditions. This study addresses the issue of blood prishability from blood sampling to distribution to customer demand areas. Given that the model was NP-hard, the MFGO algorithm were used to solve the model with a priority-based solution. The results of the design of the experiments showed the high efficiency of the MFGO algorithm in comparison with the PSO algorithm in finding efficient solutions. Also, the mean of the objective function in robust approach is more than the one in the deterministic approach, while the standard deviation of the first objective function in the robust approach is less than the one in the deterministic approach at all levels of the uncertainty factor.
Authors and Affiliations
Javid Ghahremani-Nahr,Hamed Nozari,Mehrnaz Bathaee,
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP696846
- DOI -
- Views 37
- Downloads 0
Effect of Corporate Governance on Financial Statement Quality of Listed Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria
This study examined the effect of corporate governance on financial statement quality of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. The study specifically examined the effect of board independence and audit committee on fina...
Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intention of University Undergraduate Students in Benue State Nigeria
This study examined the effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intention of university undergraduate students in Benue State, Nigeria. The study specifically examined the effect of entrepreneurship educa...
Financial Inclusion And Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises (Msmes) Development In Nigeria
This study investigated the effect of financial inclusions of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) development in Nigeria. The methodology adopted for evaluation of the model is the multiple linear regression meth...
Dynamic DEA based on DMAIC model to evaluate passengersâ transportation in road transportation organization
In Iran, more than 94% of transportation is road transportation. The goal of this article is to assess and to rate road transportation companies of 31 country provinces and to determine the effect of integrating six sigm...
An investigation into the benefits of using activity - oriented teaching techniques and strategies to teach Mathematics in lower primary schools in Sierra Leone. (A Case Study of four primary schools in Kenema City, Sierra Leone)
An investigation into the benefits of using activity - oriented teaching techniques and strategies to teach Mathematics in lower primary schools has been carried out in Sierra Leone. Four (4) primary schools in the Kenem...