Paper Title
Optimization of Shortage and Outdate Red Blood Cells Inventory At Hospitals

Abstract
Blood transfusion is very common and important medical procedure that matters for lives. Transfusion is applicable for different components of blood. In this research, transfusion of Red Blood Cells is considered as it accounts for the biggest proportion of the entire transfusions in hospitals. This research proposal addresses the problem of optimizing blood inventory aiming at finding the optimal replenishment quantities so as to minimize the shortage and outdated units. Keywords - Red Blood Cells; Inventory; Optimization.