Using simulation to increase efficiency in blood supply chains

Management Research News

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 801-819

  Rytile, Jyrki S ^a   Spens, Karen M ^a  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Finland; Health services; Inventory management; Simulation; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986079166     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409170610717826     Document Type: Article

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