# Problem Description ## Collection Problem $N_0$ (blood center) $n$ (number of blood collection sites) $N_i : i \in [1..n]$ (blood collection sites) $Q_i$ (stock of bloods in collection site $N_i$) $C_{ij} : i \ne j$ (time traveling between nodes $N_i$ and $N_j$) $T_i$ (service time to collect blood from $N_i$) $c'$ (maximum capacity of vehicle) $c$ (minimum capacity of vehicle) $t'$ (maximum time of vehicle for each collection routes) $t$ (minimum time of vehicle for each collection routes) $x_{i,j} = [1,0]$ (1 means vehicle directly travel from $N_i$ to $N_j$) $X_{k} \in \{x_{i,j} \ : \ i,j \in [0..n] \}$ (collection of routes that starts from blood center and ends to blood center) - Objective: - Minimize overall time required to collect bloods from collection sites into blood center - $\sum\limits_{i,j \in [0..n]} x_{ij} (C_{ij} + T_j)$ - Constraints: - vehicle capacity constraint - $\sum x_{ij} \ Q_j \ge c : x_{i,j} \in X_k \ \forall k$ (minimum) - $\sum x_{ij} \ Q_j \le c' : x_{i,j} \in X_k \ \forall k$ (maximum) - route time limit constraint - $\sum x_{ij} (A_{ij} + T_j) \ge t : x_{i,j} \in X_k \ \forall k$ (minimum) - $\sum x_{ij} (A_{ij} + T_j) \le t' : x_{i,j} \in X_k \ \forall k$ (maximum) - each blood collection sites is visited once - $\sum\limits_{i \in [0..n]} x_{ij} = 1 \ : \ \forall j \in [0..n]$ - $(i = j) \Rightarrow (x_{ij} = 0) \ : \ \forall i,j \in [0..n]$ - each vehicle starts from blood center and ends to blood center - $\forall x_{i,j} \in X_k : \exists x_{0,j} \in X_k$ - $\forall x_{i,j} \in X_k : \exists x_{i,0} \in X_k$ - $\forall x_{i,j} \in X_k : \exists x_{j,h} \in X_k$ - Outputs: - $k$ number of required routes ($X_k$) to collect all bloods from collection sites into blood center by minimizing overall traveling time. This value translates into decision of allocating the number of fleet to complete the task. - suggested route $x \in X$ - Assumptions: - There is no capacity limit of blood center. Thus all bloods from collection sites are transported to blood center - Blood products are indifferentiable. Means that $Q_i$ and $c$ and $c'$ has single unit. ## Delivery Problem *symmetric with collection?* - Assumptions: - Blood center has unlimited supply. - Blood products are indifferentiable.