Optimum Design of a Transportation Scheme for Healthcare Supply Chain Management: The Effect of Energy Consumption
The perishability of blood platelets complicates the management of their supply chain. This paper studies the impact of energy consumption and carbon emissions of transportation activities in a blood platelet supply chain. Energy consumption and carbon emissions vary significantly, and the effective...
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| description | The perishability of blood platelets complicates the management of their supply chain. This paper studies the impact of energy consumption and carbon emissions of transportation activities in a blood platelet supply chain. Energy consumption and carbon emissions vary significantly, and the effective location-allocation of blood facilities is a key strategy for the optimal use of energy. The total cost of the supply chain for perishable products is minimized when energy consumption is optimized. The proposed model is too complex to be solved with existing methodologies; therefore, mathematical tools are used to solve it. A numerical experiment is carried out to validate the proposed model, and graphical representations are presented for better visualization of the study’s outcomes. The results of the numerical studies confirm that the selected locations of blood facilities are optimal for the maximization of energy efficiency and minimization of the total cost. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c88f176e9e7242fd8138b26685a6e89e2022-12-22T04:25:12ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732019-07-011214278910.3390/en12142789en12142789Optimum Design of a Transportation Scheme for Healthcare Supply Chain Management: The Effect of Energy ConsumptionJihed Jemai0Biswajit Sarkar1Department of Industrial Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, KoreaDepartment of Industrial & Management Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 15588, KoreaThe perishability of blood platelets complicates the management of their supply chain. This paper studies the impact of energy consumption and carbon emissions of transportation activities in a blood platelet supply chain. Energy consumption and carbon emissions vary significantly, and the effective location-allocation of blood facilities is a key strategy for the optimal use of energy. The total cost of the supply chain for perishable products is minimized when energy consumption is optimized. The proposed model is too complex to be solved with existing methodologies; therefore, mathematical tools are used to solve it. A numerical experiment is carried out to validate the proposed model, and graphical representations are presented for better visualization of the study’s outcomes. The results of the numerical studies confirm that the selected locations of blood facilities are optimal for the maximization of energy efficiency and minimization of the total cost.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/14/2789energyhealthcare supply chain managementplateletsperishability factorlocation-allocation |
| spellingShingle | Jihed Jemai Biswajit Sarkar Optimum Design of a Transportation Scheme for Healthcare Supply Chain Management: The Effect of Energy Consumption Energies energy healthcare supply chain management platelets perishability factor location-allocation |
| title | Optimum Design of a Transportation Scheme for Healthcare Supply Chain Management: The Effect of Energy Consumption |
| title_full | Optimum Design of a Transportation Scheme for Healthcare Supply Chain Management: The Effect of Energy Consumption |
| title_fullStr | Optimum Design of a Transportation Scheme for Healthcare Supply Chain Management: The Effect of Energy Consumption |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimum Design of a Transportation Scheme for Healthcare Supply Chain Management: The Effect of Energy Consumption |
| title_short | Optimum Design of a Transportation Scheme for Healthcare Supply Chain Management: The Effect of Energy Consumption |
| title_sort | optimum design of a transportation scheme for healthcare supply chain management the effect of energy consumption |
| topic | energy healthcare supply chain management platelets perishability factor location-allocation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/14/2789 |
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