Network Design of a Reliable Supply Chain for Medical Services under Uncertainty

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1 M.Sc. Student in Industrial Engineering Department of Industrial Engineering, E-Campus, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, E-Campus, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

This paper presents a new mathematical model for designing a three-tier supply chain, including suppliers, medical centers, and demand points. In this mathematical model, conditions of uncertainty have been raised in different scenarios and medical centers have been disrupted in various scenarios. This disruption forces the decision makers to establish other service centers to support the existing centers. To illustrate the applicability of this mathematical model, a case study of medical service network design in Alborz state of Iran has been implemented and analyzed. The results obtained show the efficiency of the mathematical model in solving applied examples.

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Supply Chain Management
Volume 20, Issue 59
April 2018
Pages 18-28

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  • Receive Date: 10 November 2017
  • Revise Date: 21 November 2017
  • Accept Date: 23 January 2018

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