Platelet inventory management with demand and supply uncertainty and variable pricing considerations.

Managing the inventory of blood is a crucial operation in hospitals owing to its significance in medical treatment. At the same time, blood is characterized by unique attributes, such as perishability and the unpredictable nature of its supply and demand. While models have been developed to optimize the said process, gaps in literature exist in terms of considering the possibility of variable pricing and extensively accounting for uncertainties in the supply chain.

Design of biorefineries towards carbon neutrality: A critical review.

The increase in worldwide demand for energy is driven by the rapid increase in population and exponential economic development. This resulted in the fast depletion of fossil fuel supplies and unprecedented levels of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. To valorize biomass into different bioproducts, one of the popular and carbon-neutral alternatives is biorefineries.

Smart sustainable biorefineries for lignocellulosic biomass.

Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) is considered as a sustainable feedstock for a biorefinery to generate biofuels and other bio-chemicals. However, commercialization is one of the challenges that limits cost-effective operation of conventional LCB biorefinery. This article highlights some studies on the sustainability of LCB in terms of cost-competitiveness and environmental impact reduction.