Optimal Policy for Blood Inventory Management Problem

dc.contributor.advisorBraverman, Elena
dc.contributor.advisorSabouri, Alireza
dc.contributor.authorGrushevska, Iaryna
dc.contributor.committeememberZinchenko, Yuriy
dc.contributor.committeememberAlp, Osman
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-27T13:53:19Z
dc.date.available2018-08-27T13:53:19Z
dc.date.issued2018-08-22
dc.description.abstractBlood units that are used for transfusion can be stored for a limited amount of time. The blood that is older than 42 days must be discarded. In order not to face shortage usually the oldest blood is used. But the risk of complications after surgery is growing as the age of used blood is growing as well. In this work we find the optimal policy to use blood for transfusion for two blood types. The main goal is to find the policy that will reduce the shortage and minimize the risk of complications at the same time. For this purpose, we use two methods (Linear Programming and Approximate Dynamic Programming) and compare the results of two approaches.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGrushevska, I. (2018). Optimal Policy for Blood Inventory Management Problem (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32830en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/32830
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/107650
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyScience
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectOptimal policy
dc.subjectInventory management problem
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Mathematicsen_US
dc.titleOptimal Policy for Blood Inventory Management Problem
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineMathematics and Statistics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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