Purpose

Blood availability is critical for saving lives in various healthcare services. Ensuring blood availability can only be achieved through efficient management of the blood supply chain (BSC). A key component of the BSC is bloodmobiles, which are responsible for a significant portion of blood donation collections. The most crucial factor affecting the efficacy of bloodmobiles is their location selection. Therefore, detailed decision analyses are essential for the location selection of bloodmobiles. This study proposes a comprehensive approach to bloodmobile location selection for resilient BSCs.

Design/methodology/approach

This study provides a novel integration of the spherical fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (SF-AHP) and spherical fuzzy complex proportional assessment (SF-COPRAS) methodologies. In this framework, the criteria are weighted using SF-AHP. The alternatives are then evaluated using SF-COPRAS, employing criteria weights obtained from SF-AHP without defuzzification.

Findings

The results show that supply conditions and resilience are the most important criteria for a bloodmobile location selection. Additionally, the validation analyses confirm the stability of the solution.

Practical implications

This study presents several managerial implications that can aid mid-level managers in the BSC during the decision-making process for bloodmobile location selection. The critical factors revealed, along with their importance in choosing bloodmobile locations, serve as a comprehensive guide. Additionally, the framework proposed in this study offers decision-makers (DMs) an effective method for ranking potential bloodmobile locations.

Originality/value

This study presents the first application of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) for bloodmobile location selection. In this manner, several aspects of bloodmobile location selection are considered for the first time in the existing literature. Furthermore, from the methodological aspect, this study provides a novel SF-AHP-integrated SF-COPRAS methodology.

中文翻译：

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弹性血液供应链的血液流动位置选择：一种新颖的球形模糊 AHP 集成球形模糊 COPRAS 方法

目的

血液供应对于各种医疗保健服务中挽救生命至关重要。确保血液供应只能通过血液供应链 (BSC) 的有效管理来实现。 BSC 的一个关键组成部分是血液流动车，它们负责很大一部分的献血收集工作。影响血液流动车效能的最关键因素是其位置选择。因此，详细的决策分析对于血液车的选址至关重要。本研究提出了一种针对弹性 BSC 的血液流动位置选择的综合方法。

设计/方法论/途径

本研究提供了球形模糊层次分析法（SF-AHP）和球形模糊复杂比例评估（SF-COPRAS）方法的新颖集成。在此框架中，使用 SF-AHP 对标准进行加权。然后使用 SF-COPRAS 评估替代方案，采用从 SF-AHP 获得的标准权重，无需去模糊化。

发现

结果表明，供应条件和恢复能力是血液流动站位置选择的最重要标准。此外，验证分析证实了解决方案的稳定性。

实际影响

本研究提出了一些管理意义，可以在血液流动位置选择的决策过程中为平衡计分卡的中层管理人员提供帮助。所揭示的关键因素及其在选择血液流动站位置时的重要性可作为综合指南。此外，本研究提出的框架为决策者 (DM) 提供了一种对潜在的血液流动位置进行排名的有效方法。

原创性/价值

本研究首次提出了多标准决策 (MCDM) 在血液流动位置选择中的应用。以这种方式，现有文献中首次考虑了血液流动位置选择的几个方面。此外，从方法论角度来看，本研究提供了一种新颖的SF-AHP集成SF-COPRAS方法。