The Impact of Age Group in Hierarchical Forecasting of Monthly Blood Donations in Zimbabwe
Coster Chideme,
Delson Chikobvu,
Tendai Makoni
Abstract:Background
To meet the blood requirements for transfusion therapy, blood banks need to ensure that blood inventories are maintained at desirable levels. There is a rising global need for optimal ways to manage blood supply and demand using statistical models in blood inventory planning and management. Thus, blood donation forecasting using donor-specific characteristics such as donor type and age is critical in managing the blood bank inventory.
Methods
The monthly bloo… Show more
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